₦airaland Forum

FiveFootNinja:
Lol. Extra time 120th minute individual brilliance/miracle by Boulbina.

Also, I feel like if Wissa played in that game, DRC would have converted at least one of their chances against Algeria and we would have gotten a rematch of the WC playoffs.

The way they are gradually walking their way into Africa’s elite team no b here oo😅😂
2023 afcon Beat Egypt on Penalty to advance to Quarterfinals, beat Guinea 3-1 and lost in semifinal to a fairytale running CIV 1-0.

2025 afcon lost on penalty to Algeria…You just cant beat them…they will sha drag you to penalties

Goke7:
Portugal was poor I can’t say DRC was truly tested today.

If DRC weren’t trutly tested by world number 5th team, then its safe to say DRC is a top contender for the world cup cos like this its only Germany,France and Argentina that can give them that test😂🤣🤣…
Babaaa DRC is a f###king discipline team…They almost qualified ahead of senegal in their group stage…omo lets just accept that DRC is gradually joining the strong force of africa o…
The way they rallied back to equalize 1-1 against Portugal and most especially against Super eagles was scary…after equalizing us them come turn us to Capeverde…i shed tears seeing Nigeria holding on for their lives via ultra-defensive style UNDER ERIC CHELLE🤣🤣🤣🤣

Colombia will top this group after match day 3

How Algeria take beat this DRC team self…they are very strong like mad

And DRC did not play that fierce ultra defensive lowblock Capeverde played oo…Portugal no fit still win..na wa oo

US really do africa strong thing sha…see as stadium red like Portugal is playing home…we have witnessed low turnout of africa fans at this worldcup

WarHammer2000:
Ronaldo will certainly cost Portugal big time this WC. Baba don wash completely. The game against Nigeria showed it clearly but they still starting him because of sentiment. E go soon clear for their eyes.

Like i see no reason starting him…Fresh boys go run this Portugal attack and maybe Ronaldo coming in to shakara them

DRC and Capeverde have climbed up to a level where they are now behind African powerhouse teams
Mali is another team i wanna see at the world cup possibly to replace Tunisia…

Goke7:
Very true when some of us said our performance especially in the second half was poor many were arguing!

asin ehn

Portugal go dey here DRC go beat them… they are not good like that jare…Presence of Osimhen,Lookman etc would have seen us taken something from that game

Odunayaw:
If I was the ref I'd give him a yellow for dangerous play without malicious intent.

I recall how miffed I was at Iwobi's red against Tunisia at AFCON 21.

That rule is too lazy. C'mon some of these things are accidental to natural body movement.

Same way Ajibade was sent off in out loss to Morocco at wafcon 2022 semifinal match just to weaken super falcon

Darkseidreloade:
Their matches have always been close for a while even with their poor form.

Yea, a more reason i called them super spain…no matter how tough the portuguese are, the “ not inform” spain will stretch it out with them…thats european power house derby match with CR7 netting a hattrick

This game is looking like the replica of our friendly with portugal 😅

Darkseidreloade:
Spain wasn't super in 2018.

But a more illustrious opponent and a rival to Portugal

Martinez should stop this nonsense of wanting to start Ronaldo at all cost…Ronaldo’s ineffectiveness is just smelling around the pitch…He has made his mark, he has scored his own hattrick in 2018 against a more super Spain..at this point he needs to be coming off the bench maybe like in the 75th or 80th mins…allow young guys dictate this play abeg…at 40 baba has paid his dues…stop starting him by fire by force abeg

Sugarboyy:
Sometimes it's also because despite their ages, they are still better than the younger ones.
If Iwobi is still playing at the top and no better younger MF comes up by 2030, I'm very sure Iwobi will still play. Ndidi is still playing because there is no younger player who can do better than him in his SE position.

Yeaa true

M7even:
Relax man. You are talking of a Messi, how many Messis' do we have. Those are outlier

It doesn’t have to be a “messi” kinda player…an old player still playing top level outstanding old player should not be discarded anyhow..
Ochoa 40 is not in the league of Messi
Manuel Neuer is not Messi.

If Iwobi by 2030 is still actively playing for a big or a decent team and playing well he should guide the younger generation by then

Goke7:
I think we push out our very best out of the national team too early especially when they mess up in a particular game.

From what am seeing from many nations in the World Cup, I think we should keep players like Iwobi, Lookman, Ndidi, Oshimen for as long as their legs continue to carry them. In fact if iheanacho can be sneaked in again I don’t mind, does it hinder new younger players? I don’t think so as you need so much of experience in tournaments. If they are even on the bench fine.

I agree with this oo, thats why im so pained Enyeama retired when he did..He would have easily played in 2018 world cup,2019 afcon and help us qualify for 2022 worldcup these would just be him in his 36/37…
Iwobi,Ndidi should be guiding the younger generation to come

9JAMac10:
France could actually be the first African football team to win the World Cup 😂

The one they won in 2018 nkor

(Arg 3-0 Algeria) (Austria 3-1 Jordan)
Arg 3pts
Aut 3pts
Jor 0pt
Alg 0pt

(Fra 3-1 Sen) (Iraq 1-4 Norway)
Nor 3pts
Fra 3pts
Sen 0pt
Irq 0pt

(Spa 0-0 Cpv) (Uru 1-1 Saudi)
Uru 1pt
Sau 1pt
Spa 1pts
Cpv 1pts

(Nzl 2-2 Iran) (Bel 1-1 Egy)
Nzl 1pts
Ira 1pts
Bel 1pt
Egy 1pt

(Swe 5-1 Tun) (Jap 2-2 Neth)
Swe 3pts
Jap 1pt
Neth 1pt
Tun 0pt

(Ger 7-1 Cur) (CIV 1-0 Ecu)
Ger 3pts
CIV 3pt
Ecu 0pt
Cur 0pt

(Bra 1-1 Mor) (Sco 1-0 Hai)
Sco 3pts
Bra 1pt
Mor 1pt
Hai 0pt

(Mex 2-0 SA) (Kor 2-1 Cze)
Mex 3pts
Kor 3pts
Cze 0pt
SA 0pt

Just see how African teams are romancing with group stage exit…..abeg this our continent no sabi football abegggiiiiii…i hate all this them try them try bla bla bla.
Why couldn’t Morocco punish Brazil after taking the lead, why couldn’t Egypt punish Belgium after taking the lead, see Senegal wasting goal scoring opportunities just to end up losing 3-1 to France(who say France is not beatable mtscheeww)

Let me not even talk about the phoolish Tunisia and SA always hyper during qualifiers but going there to play rubbish…

I will only pat Capeverde on the back for holding spain…but watch them lose to Uruguay and Saudi and you will be wondering why d initial spainsh gra gra.

Panama wey Ghana suppose paste this night watch playing a draw or losing while either Croatia or England wins leaving Ghana on 3rd or bottom…
Even CIV u no trust them, their game against Ecuador was heading for a draw until Diomande/Amad brilliance popped out…CIV go play Curacao now dey win with low margin or phoolishly drawing the match while Ecuador will paste them and try to upset Germany..
Las Las by Match day 3 watch 95% of Afrcian rep scrambling for that 3rd position survival.

See as Japan pin Netherland Just ensure they are within automatic qualifying Position.
See as Korea beat Czech just to ensure they are within automatic qualifying position.
See Saudi Arabi ensuring they too are not in panic mode.

Senegal sorry you cant beat Norway abeg.
Scotland will kee themselves to remain in that top VS Morocco
Egypt forget you cant beat the table toppers and the free scoring New Zealand
CIV should just avoid heavy anything 2-0 or 3-0 from Germany…cos Ecuador will mount Curacao with goals to go second and heap pressure on CIV

Tunisia and SA is out of the worldcup abeg

Respect to our golden generation of super eagles who gave us the bragging right as giant of Africa qualifying as group leaders back to back of world cup group stage (1994 and 1998)
Cameroon did it once in 1990, Morocco did it twice(1986 and 2022)

Africa is really struggling

FiveFootNinja:
Eurofrican boys 😂

Yea more like it

Goke7:
You never see anything wait till they increase the teams to 64 nations. Na 3 weeks dem go use play first round matches 😂 na we go tire to watch

🤣🤣🤣

chai today is Tuesday, since Thursday world cup start them never still play first round matches finish? 🥱

Anyways the games are interesting shaa

Goke7:
I think France is a true model for merit in the national team. Once you’re class there’s no bad belle that will hinder you from not being paraded. They’ve had same coach for many years now and it looks as if he’s not been there for long with the numerous number and pool of players that have passed thru him, omo I bow!

The kind paradigm shift that took place in France eeehhnn… From white dominated to total black dominace😀😀 no b here

Goke7:
Are they not Africans? 😂

I call them Eurafrics😀

France is classss…They play both European and African style

SolaFide:
Most especially Uncle Lucky, the Zambian on Facebook.
Young lads, they are, barely 16.

U dey follow that Phoolish Zambian man😂😂…that guy don popular sha

Truidstarr:
With the way Cape Verde set up against spain yesterday..even my late Grand Mother would have shone in that goal post. There is no reason for comparism based on one match. Spain were poor and unlucky coupled with out of form players.

Some keeper with that tight set up of Capeverde style will still leak in goals oo…
-Tanzania’s vs Rohr pack heavy dangote truck but still got beaten by Iheanacho’s beautiful volley

-Rwanda’s vs Chelle parked a heavy truck with Ntwari making saves up and down until Arokodare Arokodare struck

-Iran vs Argentina at 2014 world packed heavy tipper and their keeper making beautiful saves up and down until Messi came and broke the deadlock…..

So Vozinha really did well keeping Spain at bay

Nehruvia:
Word on the street is that Eric Chelle is likely leaving before the AFCON Qualifiers. I've done my investigation and close sources are telling me that "you know who" are deeply unsatisfied with Eric Chelle's demands and have no intention to even negotiate, talk less of renewing his contract.

Of course take this with a grain of salt but right now I'm so livid.

cc Symphonyrad

I know that demand he brought will choke those tiffs in glass house

elyte89:
Later gattuso and his likes will be saying Europe deserves more slot …mumu man


Meanwhile I just watched my first 10minutes match of Cape Verde 🇨🇻 vs Spain 🇪🇸 of this World Cup tournament,I neva get interest in dis tournament

😅😅

🇪🇬 Egypt — First African team to ever participate in a FIFA World Cup (1934) and have never won a match

🇹🇳 Tunisia — First African team to win a FIFA World Cup match (1978) and has never qualified from group stage with Joint second highest world cup appearance with Morocco(7 times) behind Cameroon

🇲🇦 Morocco — First African team to top a FIFA World Cup group (1986)

🇨🇲 Cameroon — First African team to reach the FIFA World Cup quarter-finals (1990) and have qualified more times than every other african nation(8 times)

🇳🇬 Nigeria — First African team to top a FIFA World Cup group in their debut (1994) and the only african country with the most played Knock out phase(1994,1998,2014)

🇿🇦 South Africa — First and only African nation to host a FIFA World Cup (2010)

🇲🇦Morocco — First African team to reach a FIFA World Cup semi-final (2022)

realpoacher:
Football is now open source. It is no longer a birthright of Europe or Anybody for that matter.

If you loose guard, you collect

lolz