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do4luv14:
Ghane losing 3-0
Southie playing 1-1
Egypt winning 3-0

Southie dey for their Moses Mabida stadium struggling to hold tiny carribean country to a draw🤣🤣
The way Mexico and south korea will beat nonsense away from their lives in June ehnn🤣🤣 na here we dey

African reps are just going to thw world cup to mumu themselves and comeback….even if the result may change at FT, African teams have no business trailing to this teams
Austria 1-0 Ghana
Panama 1-0 SA
Chile 4-2 Capeverde (though these ones b underdog)

Australia 1-0 Cameroon (though not going to the world cup, but why Australia go dey beat you
Uzbekistan 3-1 Gabon


Na only Egypt and Nigeria defeats these not too big teams

lexyman:
We should be playing the likes of France , Brazil , Mexico , Spain or Sweden . we should play at least one high profile friendly , it's been long we had one .

See who our other fellow African rivals going to the world dey play
Algeria vs Guatemala
Egypt vs Saudi Arabia
SA vs Panama
Ghana vs Austria
Morocco vs Ecuador

playing Iran is not bad, they are above us in fifa ranking, if things end this way its good one for our ranking

once again so sad we are not at the world cup….flogging Iran 2-0 with sweet dictation of play from chelle shows NFF really gambles with our darling super eagles…

Chelle is a very goo coach ajeh….A coach that has just lost 2 serious competitive game with super eagles on penalties in over 15 matches playing tough oppositions
Morocco
Algeria
Tunisia
Russia
Egypt
Ghana
Jamaica
DRC

NFF really messed with us meehhnnn🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️..

Give chelle time and support he will find an Osimhen replica soon

DRC is our least or even a non existent football rival in africa, Akor standing in solidarity with the mockery of their icon by the Algerians still further strengthened a non existent arch rivalry with them

but but but but, i wanna see Jamaica at the world cup…..but but but its clearly looking like DRC will qualify, if DRC catch that New Caledonia that Jamaica beat 1-0, na to wire them like tiff


Africa is not really united, we just dey wine ourselves….every african country at the world cup currently is representing themselves not africa, if they get to semifinal or final, the rest of africa will not hear word again, they wont even remember their fellow africans we’re backing them through their journey.

I still dey regret why i mumu my self dey cry when Gyan missed that penalty in 2010…was still a young adult that time sha…na now i no say every one is on there own…

Odunayaw:
Rohr own pained me to the bone! Draw and make the R16!

asin eehnn that was a weak Argentine squad wey france bashed 4-2 in the KO stage….die mins Marcos Rojo😅🤦🏽‍♀️

Throwback thursday, worldcup memories….
Which one pain you pass?😀
94 2-1 loss (westerhoff)
02’ 1-0 loss(Onigbinde)
10’ 1-0 loss(Largaback)
14’ 3-2 loss(Keshi)
18’ 2-1 loss(Rohr)

Which coach did well

This South American giant with Botswana jersey don really show us pepper

elyte89:
Na lie jare…it’s so obvious it is a fake news ..Hakimi said nothing of such, by now u shld be able to easily detect a fake news na 🙄🙄

haa ok ooo, i think say na legit news oo🤣

Kog45:
Oga I handled Clemens Westerhoff utility payments and very closed to him when he was KFA technical director.I don't care where our coaches comes from,all we need is result.Till date Westerhoff is my all time best Nigeria coach and followed by Stephen Keshi but fact Peseiro started the mess,got two points from six points,talking Finidi, nothing to say cuz his scorecards damn too woeful.

omo Chelle really tried abeg🤦🏽‍♀️, i feel for that man
14 out of 18 points, his only disappointing match was home draw VS Zimbabwe

elyte89:
If Morocco had been the one to file this kind of petition, FIFA would have had no choice but to properly open and address the case. The unity within 🇲🇦 is undeniable ;look at the recent trophy decision. There’s been no public backlash from their journalists or citizens questioning its legitimacy. They stand together and defend their interests collectively.

In contrast, when it comes to Nigeria’s case against DR Congo, we see the opposite. Some of our own sports journalists and citizens were quick to criticize the NFF, accusing them of trying to reach the World Cup through the “backdoor.” This lack of unity weakens our position. A divided front makes it easier for external bodies to dismiss us without serious consideration.

From the outset, FIFA didn’t take Nigeria’s petition seriously, and our internal divisions only reinforced that. If we had collectively amplified our voices media, stakeholders, and citizens alike demanding a timely and fair review, FIFA would have been compelled to properly treat the case. Even if the outcome didn’t favor us, at least we would have had sufficient time to escalate the matter to CAS and pursue justice.

At this point, it wouldn’t be surprising if Jamaica is already preparing a similar petition should the need arise. FIFA’s response to Nigeria suggests there was merit in the case, and others may now look to take advantage of that precedent.

Hakimi and his mom left this whatsapp group oo

Kog45:
Peseiro got two points out of maximum six points, meaning losing four points and you said he tried... Peseiro gave us very poor foundation to our world cup qualification

Baba the qualifiers was just fresh, if Chelle or any other serious coach had taken over from Peseiro 2points while we were trailing the team at the top Rwanda by 2points only, we would have closed up quickly….Finidi really scatter everything by further trailing leaders by 4/5points

Kog45:
Peseiro and Finidi messed our World Cup qualification

Peseiro still try sef with those 2draws….after those 2games we were just trailing the top team Rwanda by 2points….na there our boys eyes, NFF eyes,coaches eyes for open say danger was looming…instead dey brought in finidi to widen the trailing gap by losing to Benin and drawing SA

Amedino99:
its unforgivable. We hype their performances and success for their clubs but we are denied same in the national team. We lost a world cup spot to south africa and DR Congo for God sake.

Lost to our archrival Ghana in 2022
Lost to our baby rival South Africa
Lost to an outsider DRC
no no its so painful and annoying walai

lbrichman2:
This is why in life, always follow your own personal convictions..
Never ever live to please people, because you will always be criticized..
That people still doubt Osimhen's commitment after all he has done for the SE is very sad..


My advice to the lad is this, live your life and no send anybody Papa
If you decide to stop playing for the SE today, I am 100% with you
Nigerians do not deserve you..

Jay Jay Okocha and even Mikel were clearly picking games to play in, today everybody respects them
No one remembers that Jay Jay used to skip games...

But when it comes to Osimhen, mouth go begin open like canal

Baba people use to criticize Jay Jay and Mikel those days too oo….

Injured Osimhen = De@d Galatasaray

These aggregate score line over EPL teams is too disgraceful abeg
PSG 8-2 Chelsea
Madrid 5-1 Mancity
Barca 8-3 Newcastle
ATM 5-2 Totenham (2nd leg loading)

only Arsenal scrapped through

AndSunGorilla:
It wasn't Finidi that drew with Lesotho in Uyo and Zimbabwe away. He was just an assistant then.

#recountingourworldcupmiss#

if we had drawn Benin and the remaining result came the way they came, we would have ended that group with 18pts as leaders

while If we had won Zimbabwe in uyo and the remaining results came the way they came we would have ended the group on 19pts as group leaders…

omo our 2026 world cup direct qualification miss were dependent on these 2games🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

during the playoff, Osimhen did not restart the game and boom all our player became sissies…
Guys make unaaaa defend una 1-0 naaaaa😩😩

omo i no wan dey remember these things ajeh🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

Cecco90:
FIFA sanctions Nigeria, DR Congo over W’C

Four months after the disputed 2026 FIFA World Cup African play-off final between Nigeria national football team and DR Congo national football team, FIFA has sanctioned the Nigeria Football Federation and the DR Congo Football Federation following disciplinary incidents that occurred during the match, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.

DR Congo beat Nigeria 4–3 on penalties in Morocco to advance to the intercontinental play-offs.

According to FIFA’s latest disciplinary overview released for the World Cup qualifiers, both the NFF and the Congolese FA were found guilty of separate infractions during the match played on November 16, 2025.

FIFA stated that Nigeria was penalised for a breach relating to order and security at matches, specifically involving the throwing of objects by spectators under Article 17 and Article 17.2.b of the FIFA Disciplinary Code, and the NFF was consequently fined 1,000 Swiss francs.

On their part, the DR Congo federation received a heavier sanction after supporters were found to have used laser pointers or similar electronic devices during the match. The act contravenes Article 17.2.d of the FIFA Disciplinary Code, leading FIFA to impose a 5,000 Swiss francs fine on the Congolese body.

Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle also accused DR Congo officials of using voodoo in the wake of the defeat.

Nigeria lodged the complaint after losing the African play-off, arguing that the Congolese federation misled FIFA in securing nationality switches for several overseas-born players.

The petition, submitted on December 15, 2025, asked FIFA to investigate the matter and potentially disqualify DR Congo from the qualification process.

The Nigerian federation’s document listed numerous foreign-born players who featured against the Super Eagles, including Lionel Mpasi, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Axel Tuanzebe, Arthur Masuaku, Samuel Moutoussamy, Ngal’ayel Mukau, Noah Sadiki, Nathanaël Mbuku and Cédric Bakambu in the starting line-up, as well as substitutes Timothy Fayulu, Matthieu Epolo, Joris Kayembe, Edo Kayembe, Steve Kapuadi, Gédéon Kalulu, Michel-Ange Balikwisha and Mario Stroeykens.

In the complaint, released publicly by journalist Osasu Obayiuwana, Nigeria argued that several players obtained clearance to represent DR Congo only days before the decisive play-off match, despite having been called up earlier for the fixture.

While DR Congo are preparing for the World Cup play-offs, where they are scheduled to face the winner of the semi-final between New Caledonia and Jamaica on March 31 for a place at the World Cup, they have also dropped two of the disputed players — Michel-Ange Balikwisha and Mario Stroeykens — from their 26-man squad.

Culled from Punch Newspaper

omo if this is true, walai FIFA are purposely ignoring the main koko🤣🤣 they wanna sweep that verdicts whatever under the carpet

zicky:
Why should I lie because of a player which I'm not a fan of none but support because he's a Nigerian.
That being said, for me I still feel he was never really our 1st choice, He was considered to mount to goal for a short time, for me at that time the SE was still trying to get a 1st choice. Just like when Ejide was used at the 2026 Afcon over Eyeama. We all knew Eyeama was our no.1

Enyeama was already our cemented number 1 before Ejide came in 2008 to also be tried as the number 1goalie

lexyman:
where did you read this ? they can use their discretion to pick any country ,. it is not specified that higher ranked team will be picked in their policy so chill Nigeria and DR Congo can still be at the world cup , what about that ?

baba if them pick from Africa, the Asian football federation will protest it…its their slot, it cant go to africa laiye laiye

fabyom:
NFF approached him. Pinnick even invited him to our friendlies before 2018 World Cup. What else do you want NFF to do? Pinnick practically begged Abraham and his parent yet he choosed England. Aina, Lookman, Iwobi, Ajayi, Fernadez, Alebiosu etc chose us. [b]You win some, you lose some. [/b]NFF try abeg!

Leave them naaa, them think say na everyone go wan reason Nigeria….if yoy like approach some of those players from kindergarten they will tell you “they wanna focus on their career for now”….when their eyes open boom!! they are already in French,spanish,English,German team…..

Predator87:
Rubbish talk.

getat abeg

Predator87:
Who is Imade going to bench? Someone that is scoring goals for the world champions Spain and plays for Bayern Munich women will sit on the bench in the Super falcons team abi? You are delusional. Instead of holding the useless NFF accountable you make excuses for them until we miss out on yet another world cup. Keep wallowing in mediocrity.

BTW i never said anything about Onuachu. Dont put words in my mouth. I am talking about Orban. He is better than Sadiq, Ihenacho, Moffi and the other mediocre strikers we keep calling up. Keep in mind before Chelle no body was even looking at Ako Adams. This is how people here write off players without scouting them and giving them opportunities.

una type can so hail a player as if they are the next Messi…after 1 or 2games they play and couldn’t deliver, na to look for another available player to hype over the ones that have proven themselves over the years…una no dey stay one place.

Orban is better than sadiq,iheanacho,moffi yen yen yen, until dem put the Orban for pitch and defenders pocket him, we wont hear anything again….
na so dem dey make noise about Dessers, everywhere don blur for them now…
“shine-well-in-your-club-and-then-come-to-super-eagles-and-be-playing-nonsense” type of players up and down

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 🤣🤣🤣

Predator87:
Keep on deceiving yourself and continue defending those criminals in the glass house.

Keep moomooing yourself, if you think everything na 100% NFF…the array of foreign breeds we currently have, na you pursue the course to switch them to super eagles abi

Papi85:
Molde's Nigeria U20 international Daniel Daga has been convicted of committing a sexual act against a person who did not consent to it, and has been sentenced to six months in prison, according to Norwegian television TV 2.

The verdict was delivered by the Nordmøre og Romsdal District Court, which found the midfielder guilty of the offence on Tuesday afternoon.

In addition to receiving a six-month prison sentence, Daga has been ordered to cover NOK 10,000 in legal costs, approximately N1.45 million in Nigerian currency.

Daga's lawyer Astrid Bolstad said the Nigerian will appeal the verdict, maintaining that the player is innocent and that the encounter was consensual.

"He is terribly sorry that the verdict was the way it was. He believes he is innocent and that everything happened with consent, " Astrid Bolstad told TV 2.

"He will appeal the verdict. The verdict is not final. He will be treated like everyone else until he is sentenced."

Molde announced in a statement on Tuesday evening that they are aware of the verdict and the player will not play matches for the time being.

"This is a very demanding matter for all involved. As an employer, Molde Football Club has a responsibility to look after our employees in a responsible manner, while at the same time having great respect for the seriousness of the matter and for the burdens this entails for all parties concerned.

"Based on the situation and the ongoing legal process, the club has decided that the player will not be part of the match squad until further notice."

Daga joined Molde in January 2025 and has appeared in seventeen matches for the five-time Norwegian champions, scoring three goals.

The 19-year-old represented the Flying Eagles at the 2023 and 2025 Fifa U20 World Cups.

this one never start to make name na consensual knacking be the matter wey he don dey deal with….

mrwilliams9:
I disagree. If the NFF were competent eg paying bonuses on time, giving to the players what is due etc

Most of these guys would want to rep Naija. Especially seeing as the guys we approached weren’t even the biggest prospects of the EU nation.

Abraham when Kane was there.

Eze had not yet broken out when we approached him.

Point is, when you have a stable and functioning environment, players will want to play.

i thinks its majorly dependent on NFF poor handling of players, thats making many if them look away,
Its not really dominantly about whether the NFF made first move to get them….deep inside many of them, even if NFF come first to get them, some of them will wanna prefer and wish the NFF wait a little for them to grow in their career before making a decision on where to go….
And some of them, when they are falling off their momentary prime and attention they get at a particular period of their career, they will now start to show interest….

Ajeh if Lookman was the hottest star player for Madrid or Barca,Mancity,PSG,Liverpool,Bayern in his early days…NFF coming first to lure him will not even move him…inferiority complex will not even allow NFF near him🤣🤣🤣
Na England baba go play for straight up

Predator87:
So because these guys turned us down in the past we should not pursue other dual nationals in the future? How about the ones we have now still eligible? Carney was there and no concrete efforts were made. Now he is with Austria. You have someone like Edna Imade who wanted to play for Nigeria yet was never called up until Spain finally called her up. We need to be more aggressive in pursuing these players instead of being passive. Other African countries are reaching out to their diaspora to improve their NT and some of you are here making excuses for the NFF🙄 and content with below average players and wonder why we are struggling to qualify for World cups.

Did they tell you they didn’t pursue it?
and Who told you its becos of these facts you mentioned we are struggling to qualify for the world cup?Go pack all of them in Super eagles and give them poor coach, we will still struggle to qualify.
All the Mitchelle Alozie, Ashleigh plumptre, Esther Okoronkwo, Tony and Nicole Payne, Echiejini, Lookman,Aina,Alebiosu etc that switched to Nigeria, were you the one that persuade them to come?
When one player dumps us, NFF wahala, when more foreign breeds switches to Nigeria all of you will remain quiet and not applaud such switch and move…
Baba the ones that will play will not give us stress.
And you think some players are not catching the eye of NFF currently

Sugarboyy:
With all the approaches at Eze, Tomori, Oliseh, Madueke, etc, did they agreed to play for Nigeria?
Or you want the NFF to come out and tell you that they approached a particular player and the player turned them down. I guess you haven't worked in a discreet government establishments or a multinational company and that's why you think it's everything that must be brought to the masses or the social media. Or you are not aware that this same inept NFF according to you has been holding talks with Kayode of Brentford and Honest Ahanor of Atalanta, so why would they ignore Chukwuemeka? Most Nigerians always act like they know it all, more than those at the helm of affairs, until they get to same position and find out that they are less intelligent, this beat describes you

Asin ehhn we Nigerians dont like analysing or fairly giving our opinions… once a player refuse to play for us it turns out that NFF was careless about their switch..
This guys simply dont wanna play for us.
Imagine the Tammy Abraham period, imagine Ebere Eze after appearing in super eagles camp…imagine how we all over Gabriel Agbonlahor… most of these guys dont wanna rep Nigeria…. everything is not NFF this NFF that

Goke7:
Leo kokubo is his name!

Chima Fujita is currently one of their best defensive midfielder

Chuks4041:
K you with sexy penetrating behaviour nko? Can't you allow others believe or hope because there is actually reason to? The issue with people like you is that you feel you know all or figured it out all but I doubt because of your behavior of not respecting another man' s view. You can actually make a reasonable submission without being derogatory.
In simple words , what evidence do you have that the case was ditched ? Has FIFA called you? Are you one of them? Did Dr Congo show you any evidence or are you depending on media with their content creation? Can you explain what you meant by reality is different from writing journal nobody cares to read? If you can't answer these , then it will be nice to reduce your oral diarrhoea and respects peoples' views.

Im not gonna lie this is funny😂😂, pls what medication will one use to treat this ailments, many people get this disease😂😂
Its fast spreading

See Liverpool wey wan beat Galatasaray for Champions league, collecting beating from Bottom place Wolves🤣🤣….if Gala catch dem now and M0l€st dem in first leg in turkey, dey will now be forming mumu big club in second leg