₦airaland Forum

ThunderFireAgba:
I don tell una say that guy na Uzoho(2.0)
I dont know how to sugar coat words, I'm blunt.
Right from his first cap against Brazil na that time I know say the guy no too gell.
He has a problem with positioning( watch that corner-kick 6mins into the game) and most of his saves na by luck.
Against Russia, the same lucky feat.

bro i swear u wucked🤣🤣🤣 very very wuckedt🤣🤣🤣
He say most of him save na by luck…anyways my take is i will love him to be in the super eagles mix, an Italian serie A goalkeeper for that matter, omo bro its not easy oo😀😀
But if im to rate ooo Nwabali is a better goalkeeper that Okoye, some say Nwabali is yet to feature against decent European teams, which i agree with but Okoye that featured against African teams at Afcon could only survive in round 16…while Nwabali is backto back afcon semifinalist…i would have said its the “Chelle’s effect” but in 2023 it wasn’t chelle na…Nwabali as a goalkeeper under Eguavoen in afcon 2021 wont stop at round 16…
-Nwabali under Eguavoen (Rwanda 0-0 Nigeria)
-Okoye under Eguavoen (Nigeria 1-2 Rwanda)
Nwabali commands,arranges and shouts on his defense…
since 2002 my top 3 super eagles gk will be
Enyeama
Nwabali
Ejide

- Okoye should pray for luck while in super eagles
- Nwabali should pray for luck of a decent European team signing him

Goke7:
I just dey imagine if na Uzoho concede last night, nothing wey we no go hear from all these okoye fans, abeg hypocrites too full for this place.

Why am I not blaming Okoye? It's because he showed up, unlike in Afcon, where he gave excuses. He should be encouraged, but please, all these he's the best because he plays in Serie A should be thrown into the trash can. I know how, during World Cup qualifiers and Afcon, Nwabali was getting bashed left, right and centre even from journalists, thank God Chelle na man, another coach for don drop the keeper. Okoye should use this opportunity to establish himself as the number one for as long as Nwabali is away, and pray he continues to get lucky; if not, he should ask his senior brother Uzoho how far.

I really wish Okoye has that stubborn mentality of Nwabali…this Okoye im seeing na Victor Moses younger brother…with some matchday unluckiness posing at him, that guy fit retire from super eagles at age 27🤣🤣….
Omo Nwabali no send anybody papa ohhh…you people will blame and bash him tire, wen its matchday it wont stop him from making a calm save and sleeping on the ball for 2hours before releasing it back into play ooo….even the Lesotho howler we use bashing finish that guy here in nairaland….The only thing Nwabali does is he always have a way to win back the heart of millions through his penalty heroics…He has a strong mentality….

i read one moniker here saying “If im Okoye i will just retire from super eagles”🤣🤣hahahaha

i read another person replying him saying “If okoye retire nobody go notice am or even feel am”…

you dey wine Nigerian football tray? players and goalkeepers full the tray oo

Very Bias Nairaland thread
Okoye die hard fans= dont blame Okoye for that goal bla bla bla
Uzoho concedes same screamer and they will go blind of how the shot changed in its trajectory and wont even give Uzoho chance to explain him self🤣🤣
If that same long range shot beat Nwabali, just come and see how clamour for Okoye will arise almost immediately 🤣🤣.

I no dey take many die fans serious here again, there most loving player can never do wrong…they dont like to be challenged…..just challenge them and their die hard players and watch them call you hater(agenda must agend🤣)

Person play shot from almost midfield centre line traveling from Oshodi through Lekki and landing inside your net you dey tell me nonsense (trying to now blame Onuachu for giving the player time and space)….na em b say i fit wire hot shot from midfield during training make e beat Okoye b that(Okoye is an amazing keeper but man still has alot to learn abeg

Kog45:
Oga,why bringing Nwabali has not faced European team to this,Enyeama as home based keeper faced England in World Cup as a rookie...fact Nwabali is better than Okoye.

Godbless you sir….i first saw when he said Enyeama did not save that Paul Scholes shot that it only hit the bar…i don almost reply am until i saw him realizing his mistake

Joebie:
if Osimhen no score goal when he suppose score, and he score goal when he no suppose score, didn't he still do the job as a striker. The same way Okoye had a great outing today. .make we no roast am. He will learn from his mistakes. if na we score that kind banger we non go blame the opponent keeper. we go dey praise the scorer.

na who wear shoe no wear e dey pinch am…the Polish fans will roast their keeper for that Oshodi to Ikorodu long range shot goal eehn🤣🤣

Joebie:
leave that AFCON business.. [b]una no dey tire? [/b]Go and compete with the best where it trully matters

Tire of afcon?🤣🤣🤣 no b your mate b Egypt wey get 7 trophies?
No b your mate be Cameroon wey get 5?
Ghana since 80’s last won, still dey top us with 4…na here we don dey CIV has caught up with us on 3 trophies… Baba it also truly matter at afcon…..WIN AFCON AND ALSO QUALIFY FOR WORLDCUP

Netherland 1-0 loss to Algeria means morocco moves to 7th place on Fifa ranking…
Portugal 5th - 1763.83
Brazil 6th - 1762.66
Morocco 7th- 1756.94
they are close to breaking our record of best ever african ranked team (5th), just 6.89 points behind Portugal

opes:
Let me agree with those saying Nwabali would have saved the long range shot. But could he have also saved the close range chances and the one-on-one with Lewandowski?

this is where blaming Nwabali comes in…people should stop feeling bad when a player is held accountable for a blunder made….not everything agenda or h@ting on a player…its simply the obvious we saw…
left for me im confident in Nwabali,Okoye and Arthur manning our post…doesn’t mean they can’t commit blunders or take a wrong foot

Shot beats keeper
Keepers saves shot

As much as this one beat Okoye, it can still be saved by Okoye….i will repeat am again…if okoye had saved that shot, we go praise am enter heaven…
Its save-able abeg, make una no come dey emotionally gaslight people to making us feel bad for blaming Okoye for not saving the shot

curl mid-air or not…una no go remember say e curl mid air if that same type beat Uzoho…
This thread will drag him like grinding pepper starter

after all said and argued….i will still trust Maduka to man the post for super eagles…he is not a bad keeper

lbrichman2:

🚨🇳🇬 Wow. Poland score late to make it 2-2. What a bloody goal 🤯 pic.twitter.com/vhHzN0Smv7

— GNB (@GHNaijaBallers) June 3, 2026

From this angle, Okoye couldn't have done much

bro this top goal post angle/view make the player seem close to box 18….from that side view which is the true view, the distance far for all those curler curler to beat the goal keeper

Mujtahida:
That shot will best even Buffon. It was the fault of the midfielders and the defenders to have allowed him to take that shot.

omo no vex i disagree oooo….you people should bring similar shot like this that beat buffon…buffon played from late 90’s till this dispensation of 2000’s we are in…this kind goal did not beat buffon…if there is any make una post make we see…this one distance far abeg

lbrichman2:
See where the ball come from

https://x.com/i/status/2062275626921316566

i swear shame dey catch me as i dey watch the thing again and again….like i dey shame….the distance is F’ing faaaaaaaaaaaar naaaaaaa

lbrichman2:
See where the ball come from

https://x.com/i/status/2062275626921316566

what nonsense 😡😡😡😡….abeg abeg abeg…..this distance is too far to beat a goal keeper na…na from midfield that guy score ooooo

JESSSSSSUSSS CHRIST😂😂😂🙆🏼🙆🏼🤣🤣……abeg abeg keeper would have punched that thing away biko…thats effing too faaaaaar abeg

jihday:
Are you people trying to blame Okoye for not saving a swerving shot?? ??

we are not blaming him, we are simply saying it’s a saveable shot…not even in front of box18….that thing was just inches away from the middle line oooo

lbrichman2:
God bless you for that bolded wey you talk
You will never lack

🙏🙏✌️

Na save wey Enyeama use retire Ike Shorunmu b that oo….
Okoye is an amazing goalkeeper, but somehow somehow sand dey always pour for him garri🤣🤣…
Even that game against Tunisia at afcon 2021…He made one sweet save like that, but that samd dey always find him garri….
Another thing again i will blame the players around that position to have allowed that polish guy to pick a spot to shoot

Small thing people will same “why are you guys emotional”
oga if okoye had saved that shot Nwabali would by now be kissing that nomber 1 shirt goodbye…Forget how the polish player played the shot, topnotch savers will save that ball…
Ball wasn’t deflected oo, the was coming straight at him…he simply did not position him self to punch that shot away….that was a punchable saving shot…the ball beating Okoye made the polish goal look like one extraordinary goal

opes:
Not Messi free kick in 2014 world cup 3rd group match against Argentina..na look Enyeama look the ball enter net..lol

as at 2014, enyeama super eagles sun was already setting na(12years already manning the post)

opes:
Not Messi free kick in 2014 world cup 3rd group match against Argentina..na look Enyeama look the ball enter net..lol

that one na from side freekick….this kind straight shot wey beat Okoye, enyeama go punch am troway clean clean

I love Okoye’s performance, but God can you help us put in the spirit of Enyeama in our keepers?😭😭🥺🥺…just 10seconds to go ooooo…
na those kind balls enyeama dey use shine..reminds me of Paul Scholes shot at 2002 world cup England vs Nigeria….and all those dirty curlers from Messi at 2010 world cup….

Okoye did not position himself well for that shot🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

Goke7:
Are still they good or not?

1-1

Poland good na, they are one of the decent european sides oo…in same league with Sweden,Switzerland,Norway,Ukraine etc

see “world cup worthy performance” chelle and him boys dey display naaaa Godddddd🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️


God of soccer why did thou forsaketh us during the worldcup qualifiers?😭😭

BascoVanVeli:
Do u let players play to the age of Messi and Ronaldo? Why should they feel like na their papa get am? Even Oshoala at 31 is holding on for dear life in the Super Falcons.

Btw Moses didn't come back but ighalo did. I can't remember the team but Messi missed a friendly and went on vacation before moving to Inter Miami.

Wisdom is profitable to direct, even though we no say no b their papa get am, as a professional player you don’t need to tell fans looking up to you and even telling them in that raging manner/tone….

No b there papa get am sha, but once upon a time in the beginning the way some of dem dey beg to be slotted or be picked dey usually be like say na there papa business them wan come do

ThunderFireAgba:
No dey fear,
Swallow spit talk who you get for mind.
E.U Males cannot do you anything. I dey your back.

Bro most Nigerian star players past and present dey guiltily of these things🤣😂…Though Osimhen made that rash statement during his saga with finidi…

Goke7:
It's terrible, honestly. I will never criticise ex-players like Oliseh and Ikpeba again, who always find something to say about the current Eagles and their mentality as they keep proving them right about some things. Am done defending this current team, especially against the ex players.

Me i just wanna see Eric Chelle build us another powerful team…and also NFF to keep organizing quality friendlies

Goke7:
Even Awoniyi Dey tell us say e get personal things to sort out! Make we no worry we go beat everybody silly at the next World Cup and come home with the trophy 😂 jokers

see as Nnadi and co, take dey hustle especially all those NFF boys that played unity cup, just give them one major football breakthrough(Like signing for Barca,Chelsea,Arsenal etc, and maybe they put up like 30-40caps for super eagles….watch how big manism go enter….flimsy excuse why dey will not show up for matches will start to arise🤣🤣🤣

chrisooblog:
Very sad that many of our players have over the years had poor attitude towards national team representation or have entitlement mentality.

Look at Brazil as a contrast. Players and their families doing vigils to see if they will be called up. Celebrating call ups and invitations as if they have even won the WC itself.

The Nigerian national team needs reorientation. Especially for the men. Thank God the women get it.

asin eehn serious orientation

Amedino99:
38 years old lewandowski will play the friendly but our own superstar who is not injured nor involved in sorting out club transfer issues (he came out and said it himself) decided that playing in the friendly match is not worth his time. Its ok. The sooner the team works well without him the better.

Those white guys have natural love for the game…Thats why you see Ronaldo still wanna play till 2070 worldcup, Thats why you see Lewandowski 38yrs no gree hang boot but turning up for inconsequential friendly, thats why we saw Messi sometimes ago announced his retirement from Argentina national team in 2016 but rescinded his decision to come back (if na black man make that announcement, sope otilor(e.g Victor Moses).

Africans(Especially Nigeria) with mentality of senior manism….
forming humility from days of (u17/u20/u23/awaiting first national team call up), once they become established them no send una papa again…some will use language of “Super eagles no b my papa get am, if dem no wan call me up again no wahala, i go simply F off”
was that the energy in your formative/debut days? NO!

Joebie:
If I were Chelle, I would rest all our stars. We are not World cup bound

Unity cup has addressed that….

Portugal/Poland is a serious friendly, its not meant to only prepare Portugal for worldcup but to also give us a standard team shape and improved ranking

We are not world cup bound but we are “Afcon 2027 qualifiers in september bound” and we are fifa ranking bound

Lets sha b ready for afconQ, cos i had a dream last night that we did not qualify and it was terrible scenes i saw in that dream😊😊😀…thank God its just a dream

Ghana 1-1 Shatta Wale
Morocco 4-0 Madagascar
Hope super eagles dey see as morocco take hammer our group opponent for afcon qualifiers

Carlos Queiros should better look for magic to fix this Ghanaian team in less than 10days…with the way Wales take pin them and knocking them around for their box 18….is this how they wanna face England and Croatia….Especially CROATIA