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Oma akatugba is always seeking relevance from the controversial position. We are saying the Congolese FA have tricked or deceived FIFA by presenting documents which are illegal. Since their laws or what is legal in Congo is that Congolese citizens cannot have dual citizenship. Does the aforementioned players have dual citizenship? Yes? Is this this legal in Congo to have dual citizenship? NO. Have the Congolese tried to manipulate FIFA deliberately or otherwise in presenting Congolese Passports to FIFA when they should know that their players cannot have dual passport? That's up for debate but does it nullify those players as Congolese players? I believe YES it can be argued that it is a breach of the Congolese laws

Having a mixed feeling joining this thread again since our disappointing result against DR congo. I thought I was gonna go on a long break. But here we are again. I hope I haven't missed much though.

Exactly as some of us hoped for.
This simply means there is no space for Bright Osayi in next month's AFCON. He is a weak link.

ChrisKels:
Ajayi will be starting today. Benji will play as a right back.

Yes. Thanks , corrected

CornOak:
You mean Semi Ajayi?

He actually does. He is always happy to play for the national team. Although he was born abroad , but you don't see see it in his mannerism, he has that typical rascal/ agbero vibes(in a good way)

junnyjake:
He plays like one who enjoys playing for the NT.

In all sincerity Benji should hold RB, Semi should be brought back, Benji is the only one who can give those crosses from the RB position. Bright should know better his disposal is inevitable . Even when Aina returns, it will take some before he is fully fit time. Kayode is a better upgrade of them all.

Mujtahida:
Abeg ooo. Benjamin should go play RB. Seyi is needed in the CB to deal with aerial balls from the Congolese.
Has Osayi not punished you enough? You want to tempt the gods abi. Person cause PK, the gods overlook am, he deflected the ball into the net, the gods forgave him by letting us win, now you say he should play RB against a Congolese team that has a reputation for being physical and good with set pieces.

No na

It's like there are many hausa speaking guys in the team , I noticed Chidera Ejuke speaks Hausa too, as well as Benjamin Fredrick, the others I'm not surprised about are Moses Simon , Akor Adams and of course the two Norther players Zaidu and Alhassan .

Kog45:
Kai so Awaziem Chidozie na Hausa boy...the boy dey blow Hausa language o....just like the way Osimhen dey speak Yoruba

This is for you Sevilla.

Thank You 💕

Gabonese have put you all at the edges of your sit right? Especially the absolutely confident ones whom before kickoff were predicting some absolute sexy scoreline in favour of the Eagles. 😂🤣🤣

Let me restore a little hope in your hearts to sooth what you might feel as a disappointing first half performance but an expected one to me and that's that we'd win but by a slim margin. I think since our last AFCON tournament that this is our best performance against an African side. This is a mini tournament or competition we are playing right now and this is good game we are playing.

Question: Capital of Nigeria ?

Boy Answers: Ndidi, Wilfred Ndidi

The way you guys are confidently and boldly prediction this high scores in favour of Nigeria. I honestly wish it turns out that way. Because I really don't see us winning by more than a narrow victory, 1 nil or 2-1 in Nigeria's favour. It's tempting to flatter using their last game against Benin. But if we are lucky to see a repeat of it again then it's confidence building.

lexyman:
I ve watched different highlights of Gabon matches , its seems they are not as good as what the paper make them look .... this match will end in 4-1 in Favour of Nigeria .... these Gabonese guys couldnt spring 2to 3 passes together . also a very bad defence ., not as bad as what Nwabali and Ekong made SE defence to look ... but in all ... SE is better off and we will be a very difficult nut to crack .


On paper and on the pitch, Nigeria is the stronger side. Gabon struggle with ball retention, defensive shape, and transitions — all things SE can punish them heavily.

Exactly..all you need is your winger to turn up like a lamine yamal on his best day. And you are good to go. Why waste a substitute like that.

Odunayaw:
In essence, waste one substitution because of what Mouyouma said?

As far as the wingers keep their full backs very occupied, Osimhen will always be free

Lol..you'd make a poor coach with this ludicrous game plan. You giving tactics like a coach playing a community cup in his local govt. 😂. This shows you are quite nervous and in doubt of yourself because of what your opponent coach has said. Good managers crack the code from the get go. Not wait for 25 mins to throw in your best player

Cocony:
Something tells me of a truth Lookman , Akor, Chukwueze and Osimhen should start or even keep Osimhen on the bench for 1st 25minutes such that if those guys(Lookman, Akor and Chukwueze) can't score against Gabon he should be introduced at the 25th minute. I say this against the backdrop of the fact that Coach Mouyouma of Gabon has his main plan as : CONTAINING OSIMHEN.
So if those 3 players should be on ground or the 3 plus Osimhen, Gabonese goalkeeper will concede more than 3 goals altogether in the game.

My own question is , which hotel did the Gabonese team lodge at? Same hotel ?

I heard the hotel is a 4 star one, if it is really a 4 star hotel in a very touristy country like Morocco then it ought be good.

The environment where the hotel is located seems to be a residential area where residential apartments is closely backing the hotel. Perhaps reasons why iwobi dropped his cryptic story.

Odunayaw:
Omo na lion and tiger liver this people chop

After they beat them in the first leg were they not offering pizzas and leftovers to the fans as they left the stadium? They clearly look down on them.

Why that is quite thoughtful , we should remember we are not the only body concerned and our interest cannot be an absolute, it is good we voice our grievances before the D-Day but it is far fetched to disrupt a carefully planned selection by FIFA. I think it is best we allow the official carry on , now that they are aware all eyes are on them, this way it will play in our favour because if they goof we will call it a foul play and I sure know those referees will err on the side of caution for that fear of doing wrong and losing their badge will be too much a price to pay on the alter of sentiments

semid4lyfe:
The South African Sports Minister openly stated that he does not want Nigeria to qualify for the World Cup.

“I wish for #Nigeria not to qualify…”

This is what @GaytonMcK, South Africa’s Sports Minister, said, regarding the @NGSuperEagles #FIFAWorldCup campaign... pic.twitter.com/Ar3QbHCyjq

— Osasu Obayiuwana (@osasuo) November 6, 2025

With that kind of bias coming from such a high-ranking official, it’s only natural for the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and Nigerian fans to be concerned so the decision to question and reject the appointment of South African referees for our World Cup Qualifier playoff against Gabon is completely justified.

No one expects fair officiating from a country whose top sports official has already shown open hostility toward Nigeria’s qualification for the World Cup. The NFF is right to demand neutral referees to protect the integrity of the match and avoid unnecessary controversy.

Nawa ooo hear excuse way striker dey give. 😂

Boniface you are a striker not a goalkeeper, if I check live score to see if you've scored that's because it is the constructed standard for a striker of your caliber .

mekabuachi:
Victor Boniface shares his thoughts on his performances with the Nigeria Super Eagles: "I'd say I'm just unlucky when it comes to scoring goals with the national team. I know there are a few matches where I played really well, but finding the net is currently the most crucial aspect in the world of football."

"If people don't even watch the game, they go on live score to see you has scored. When they see you score, you are Ronaldinho. You know, people don't watch the game. So, I'm sorry for those people that think that way."

One of my biggest childhood dreams as a footballer was to wear the green and white jersey and represent my country, which I managed to achieve through my own effort. I strived hard to reach this point, and I’m genuinely grateful for that."

"It doesn't work bad. It doesn't work good. That doesn't mean I'm a bad player or anything. I'm really happy I represented my country anyway,.

Seems like Boniface has given up on ever representing Nigeria again... Sad😪

When lookman scores in our next two games that sees us through to the inter continental playoffs, many will change mouth again . This is what we call plastic fan behavior.
We have said he is having a terrible start to the season due to his club issues. Some have even discarded his heroics at the last AFCON and said he was no main player. My goodness.
Is this how short football fans memory are?
They even said we couldn't have scored 4 goals if he started against Benin . Mind you the last time we played Benin we scored 3 goals with lookman also scoring.
I know we will all be happy to qualify for the intercontinental playoffs but I hope lookman makes a statement that seals his naysayers mouth up

Will Our friendly matches against south American teams not be honoured again?

I know it boils down to funds, but we can create a team B with players like Orban, Akinsanmiro and many other prospective eagles players to execute the games. While team A Eagles are on world cup playoff duty.

Mujtahida:
You ignore something crucial which TheGoodJoe often emphasizes - keep improving and with time the results will come.

Morocco hasn't won anything yet but the whole world acknowledges that they are onto something.

And they are as they've won the under 20s. Just as SA are on to something.

codemaniacs:
he is not out of his depth.. he was playing hero-ball like Lookman but he was pressing and closing down the Benin players.

Thanks to him SE was still pressing beyond 80mins.. even Tolu that was subbed on late was not really pressing...

Don't mind them, Segun will definitely be invited for our next games. He did a whole lot in the midfield and defensive wise although his offensive play was suspicious.

Talk of a guy who is only making his second appearance for the team. His first came in the friendly against Russia. A player that barely had time to train with the team in south Africa. He was quite decent from his wing

Wouldn't be surprised if conspiracy theorist in their country are interpreting it as a propaganda by America and the western world to frustrate the leadership of their military ruler Traore.

opes:
The Eritrea factor hit Burkina Faso the most. They earned 21 points from regular matches, but had 9 goals and 6 points deducted, which cost them a playoff spot

Well, football like many organisation has a hierarchy ..what we end up watching on the pitch is a result of the various interplay amongst the hierarchy that crafts it out. How does a team that does not have a home stadium to play its home games want to qualify above a team that has over 7 approved FIFA stadiums plus the complementary of arguably running the best league in sub Saharan African. Think about it this way and you'll agree that south Africa deserves that position. They fielded an ineligible player and still managed to get the job done. It is no fault of theirs that the other teams couldn't meet up to what should be the approved standard stadia. It is left to the other teams that take football seriously in their own interest to make substantial football development.
If they have to qualify for the next 10 world cups like this, it is absolutely fine given their investment in football. But to reduce their victory to playing 7 home games as nothing is absolutely unjustifiable. They lost to Rwanda away just as Nigeria lost to Benin on a neutral ground. They equally earned a draw in Nigeria.

Cocony:
Following the about to be concluded qualifiers, only SOUTH AFRICA does not deserve to be at the World Cup in my opinion. It is only in Africa I have seen a team play their home matches in the pitch of their opponent: 7 whooping home matches for South Africa and 1 neutral ground game with only 2 away matches of which they truly lost one(against Rwanda)
That was dubious from the onset. FiIFA and CAF should look into this next time to ensure a real neutral ground is used

Enoughpull:
We didn't score 4 against lesotho, suddenly we can score 4 against Benin? Let's just pray Rwanda do the favor of holding SA to a draw.. Finidi and Co put us in this mess

Exactly.
It is the hope that kills. It will be easier for Rwanda to play a draw/stalemate with South Africa than for us to score 4 goals against Benin. Let that sink in our heads.
We can play them 2 nil or even 3 nil. But that 4 nil is a stretch on our team's capacity. Given football and it's unpredictability I hope that we accomplish that 4 nil, however it is a far fetched expectation because we aren't your typical high scoring team.

Mujtahida:
A curse is a negative pattern. So let's dispel such utter nonsense from our minds. Since 2002, we qualified for 2010, 2014 and 2018 World Cups. Keshi who Oliseh mentioned as being part of the aggrieved triumvirate of coaches won the nations cup in 2013.

Didn't this same Oliseh say when he was super eagles coach they were attacking him with spiritual forces.

Id say Mr Oliseh really likes seeking relevancy and trends. He should equally seek therapy, and forget what looks like main character syndrome he displays. If he didn't have main character syndrome I see no reason why he should be having issues with Vincent enyeama or why he'd rather have Ahmed Musa as captain over John Obi Mikel. Well we are not all perfect , but then sometimes we must master the art of filtering certain information.

mekabuachi:
Benin Republic🇧🇯 manager Gernot Rohr :

"I don't think they will qualify (South Africa🇿🇦), we are better than them, and they play poor football. I think Lesotho🇱🇸 is far better than them."

"We look forward to a grand match against Nigeria🇳🇬 in Uyo."

#ATMSports #FIFAWC2026


Hmmm 😂

Sounds like fake news. Rohr does not talk like this. He is always pessimistic and modest in expectations

Beninois have invoked their voodoo gods ...you can see their handwork on the eagles plane windscreen

Rohr keeps reminding us how we were wrong to sack him.

Rohr has only one match to coach in his life.
He will be ultra defensive based on his personality..it will be a big surprise if Rohr comes all out to play.
Kudos to his Benin side. This is how managers make names for themselves

I doubt we'd beat this Benin side. More likely a draw.

Let's see how they fare against mamelodi sundowns to start with. I hope they are ready to chill with the big boys.

typicalgamer:
Remo stars beg to differ

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Look at me desperately looking for link to watch the match only to come here and find out we are losing already. Desperation quickly comot from my eyes. I no won watch disaster abeg 😂

Off football, I wanna ask who is your Nigeria's greatest female athlete of all time.In America, they easily mention names like Serena Williams , Jackie kersee etc.

For me number one will be Mary Onyali... But Chioma' Ajuwa's gold medal will put her in many people's first place. And then Mercy Udoh Colin was great. Blessing Oborodudu ,was great , to be the greatest female athlete is debateale . Asisat Oshoala will retire as one of the greats but then she will be in third place for me from her discipline behind Perpetual Nwokocha. Blessing Okagbare , Tobi Amusan and Ese Brume were forces to recon with particularly Tobi's world record for Nigeria. I don't think aside Tobi we boast any world record .

In table Tennis Funkè Oshonsike has been to over 6 Olympics, which is great but she is not a global force to recon with.