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komekn:
This is not the time to say what we all know.

Omeruo claimed to be 15 in 2009 he has remained almost the same since then no change in facial skeletal development and or hieght. That year all of then were age cheats some even removing 10 years from their ages.

Fortune Chukwudi the captain comes to mind when confronted he said , but it's not only me . He was close to 30 claiming U17.

Go and look at pictures of Iwobi at 15, Yobo at 15, Aina at 15 , Ekong at 15, and stop saying what we already know.

JohnBullMySon:
3 Afcons and three World cups loading for Musa. I don't think anybody has done that. Meanwhile, was Omeruo at 2014?

andrewbaba44:
I don’t want to say much ,he is not 28 years ,even musa with more caps that is having a successfully career for both club and country is even older than what he claimed to be

It’s not by playing for the eagles for 10 years that will make you determine the player is using his real age or not ,omeruo has played for 8 years for naija and it’s a normal thing to me as far as you are fit enough and playing weekly for your clubside ,if players like pepe Thiago Silva can still be playing for their national team at 38 39 then the African man with football age should have no problem still playing for his national team at 33 let alone 28

komekn:
You really cannot discount what home support can do for you in a tournament like this.

In looking at teams I put aside emotive Favouritism and look at matters as objectively as possible.

I will start from one proviso, all Francophone teams have an advantage over all Anglophone teams. Cameroon like other Francophone countries have direct acces to the French League and that means a huge pool of talent.

But if we are to look at what gives you an advantage it's always quality players and to have 3 outstanding players through the spine of the team is a great advantage.

Onana Ajax goalkeeper alongside Mendy are probably the best African goalkeeper in the World. You can guarantee Cameroon defense will be birthed from French league one like Castelleto at Nantes to name a few. They also have Anguissa in Midfield NOBODY in our squad can compare to him Dude is very good. They have Ekambi from Lyon, Choupa Bayern M., Aboubakar and Basagog can't be ignored. In all depu they have strength in depth.

They are top favourites in my opinion to get to the Finals.

The SE played a local team from Cameroon
Coton Sport FC de Garouab we beat them 2-0 that's not an inspiring result whatever way you look at it.

Senegal have Mendy, Koulibally and Mane to name three top class if not world class players in their squad, I am sorry we are not better than them on paper.

Cote d'Ivoire are not very good in the goalkeeping department. We are better. But it ends their, defender are Éric Bailly , Willy Boly (Wolves) they are very good.

Midfield they have Kessie , Akpro, Bogarde to name a few. Upfront the top goal scorer in the Eredivisie Haller, who is flanked by Pepe and Zaha.

And you truly believe that we are better than Senegal and Cote d'Ivoire. On paper we are absolutely not.

However, it's football it's a cup competition anything can happen. I will admit that inexplicably for too many years Cote d'Ivoire have the players but never seem to achieve. Could this be the year they do

Nigeria is not a favourite in my opinion , maybe our never say never " Warri no deh carry last " Spirit may take us past the group stage, but winning it very doubtful.

Nonetheless, I'm screaming for Nigeria to win .

andrewbaba44:
If players wey use real age Na people like osimhen chukwueze you suppose Dey talk

Omeruo is not 28 years,many people know this ,just saying respectfully

JohnBullMySon:
So only Omeruo and Musa are still surviving from the 2013 squad

Dem don try oh

Subzero047:
My team for Afcon is Mali btw, no Nigeria nonsense

Subzero047:
Oga no club has a right to deny a player of Afcon invitation despite how late the call up is, leave this thing Watford dey talk na because Dennis has already decided that he is not going to Afcon that is why his club is flying this rubbish to defend him, no be Ebuehi and Olayinka una say their call up is not possible no be them arrive so even Liverpool know say they are powerless that's why they released Mane and Salah

Ppogbae:
What's the point of an Arab Cup? The North African teams just walk all over their Arabian counterparts

CODMOK:
Let's not forget that Eguavoen was in charge when Black stars mercilessly dealt with the SE in London.
You remember the game?. We lost 4-1.

Melvinity:
Hmmmm

Subzero047:
Hmm

andrewbaba44:
Hmmm

Say anybody Don collect 13-0 ? Lol

andrewbaba44:
Well African minnows no Dey chip disgrace like those ones for Europe

daveP:
Whoever made Nigerian Media Houses to normalize that "there are no minnows in African football" is a big big scam. An inadequacy to cover SE blushes that headline was.