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Are there any WC winners who achieved the feat without an indigenous coach?

TheSuperNerd:
Former Golden Eaglets attacking midfield star, Ifeoluwa Adewale Olowoporoku, 18 signs for IFK Goteborg in the Swedish Allsvenskan.

Remember he was 14yrs old at the 2023 U17 Afcon. The youngest in the side and the #10.

Well, he's officially gone Pro now and turned 18 today. Deal announced today on his birthday.

That short man?
Wow... I can still remember him running with full energy in that midfield
All the best to him.

chrisooblog:
We need reinforcements in attack o especially LW with Leo's departure.

Still need backup for Saka (madueke no be am) and another forward.

Rice and Saliba need a break. Hope Berta and Arteta are being proactive o cos our rivals are not smiling with their recent signings.

Tzolis will likely replace Trossard. Make we manage Dowman and Madu till Saka is back. There's Ethan too. Also, if Rogers should come, he can play RW too.

Make Berta and Arteta do something. We have a trophy to defend

AndSunGorilla:
Haba, oga, the WAFCON can't be attributed to Madugu, he did nothing. Na the girls select themselves for the tournament. Na the girls decide which position to play, na the same girls dey make substitutions on their own. Madugu just stand like Lumumba for the cameras.

You are talking of flowers, flowers ko, vegetable ni.

😂😂😂😂

You no dey disappoint

Schemerkhiz:
One thing I will always question about him is calling up players who ain’t SuperFalcons level … For what reason??

If he want to try out players why not call up these U24 players who have shown a lot of potentials the likes of Nicole Payne, Flourish Sabastine, Chioma OKafor, Emmanuel Favour, Abideen Suliat, Taiwo Lawal, Mojisola Ayodele, Elisha Sulola, Maureen Umeughochukwu, Celina Ottah etc
Imagine Kafayat, Ogbonna, Josephine Mathias, Ngozi Okobi, Franny Ordega, Blessing Ilivieda for what exactly??

Just curious.. How many of these players were available when Randy was still the coach? How many did she called up? That 2nd and 3rd GK spots have been practically empty for a while, what did he do about it? Someone should remind us of Ifeoma's stats before she got called up for Olympic.

Schemerkhiz:
One thing I will always question about him is calling up players who ain’t SuperFalcons level … For what reason??

If he want to try out players why not call up these U24 players who have shown a lot of potentials the likes of Nicole Payne, Flourish Sabastine, Chioma OKafor, Emmanuel Favour, Abideen Suliat, Taiwo Lawal, Mojisola Ayodele, Elisha Sulola, Maureen Umeughochukwu, Celina Ottah etc

Imagine Kafayat, Ogbonna, Josephine Mathias, Ngozi Okobi, Franny Ordega, Blessing Ilivieda for what exactly??

I agree. However, if we dig deeper, we can also say the same about Waldrum. Both have their individual faults.

Waldrum too made some questionable choices and in-field decisions.

But we need to be truthful here. Writing off what Madugu has achieved because of few questionable choices is somehow. I can argue that Waldrum made questionable decisions with nothing to show for it.

I really don't like how this Waldrum vs Madugu debate has turned out.

Nobody says Madugu is the best thing after slice bread. All we're saying is GIVE THE MAN THE RESPECT HE DESERVES.

He won AWCON and that's a fact. Give him his flowers!

As for invitation list, no list can be perfect. There will always be one or two misfits.

TheSuperNerd:
England in their last 5 Major tournaments including the 2026 WC.... is it finally "coming home" this time?

Using the arithmetic progression and Geometric progression, it might be till next world cup before it comes home.
Argentina is winning today.

TheSuperNerd:
Rejoice Arsenal fans...

Lol.. Declan Rice is a warrior. If Arsenal should conclude that Bruno deal, we might have to wait till September ending to see Rice on the pitch.

Same thing with Saka and Saliba(thie one might be longer

Hardrive:
France and Nigeria same mistakes. The coach let them down. You know the opposition is great at keeping the ball and you needed a goal, why not switch things up and take a bold decision. The game needed mateta and thuram as strikers for crosses into the box, you were not bold enough to take out dembele and push mbappe to the wings.
Same thing I have been saying is what England is doing effectively with Kane and Bellingham. If it becomes much tighter one other person can be in the box to make it 3 players in there. But they kept at it since they believed all their best players are on the pitch at the same time then if they can't do something no one else can.

You would only be able to cross if you have the ball now. The thing is France relied so much on individual brilliance that Deschamp didn't come up with alternative plan.

ChrisKels:
The Atiku of Portugal is at it again.

May God keep us all alive to enjoy another comedy show.

Siuuuuuuu!!

At 46? He won't still win it. 😂😂😂

AndSunGorilla:
Abeg wetin be ogunmepon?

Ronaldo mimicking Simeone celebration

Odunayaw:
😆 Ah you too de with them ni

😂😂😂

The name dey always crack me up. Leave banter for naija fans abeg

Odunayaw:
I prefer a Spain - Argentina final because a loss for the Argies pains no one. But for England, river Thames will flood.

Me too.. If Spain win, we go use baby GOAT troll Ogunmepon and his fans 😂😂

This match has 3-1 written all over it

JohnBullMySon:
An unlikely penalty from non clear cut chance is what seperates the sides. So relax. Its not as if Spain's 'tactics' have achieved anything yet.

I'm not even talking from the score POV. If you're really following the match, you would easily understand where I'm coming from.

🚩 William Saliba was heard saying: "My back is gone, my back is gone.”

Source: Julien Laurens

This match reminds me of Madrid vs Arsenal in UCL that year.
Tactics will always supersede individual brilliance but both can exist together.
Fingers crossed

Mujtahida:
Football officiating is terrible at this WC. That ball touched Yamal's hand before the contact with the french defender

Not all fouls are fouls. His hand was in its natural position

JohnBullMySon:
Saliba out. Which kind jazz Spain carry come this match

Nothing like jazz jare. It's a matter of time. He has been carrying that injury for a while.

Saliba 😯

It's finally happened I guess.

Shegzdave:
Even the goa he scored against Allison but putting the ball in between his legs and the way he closed his legs after the ball entered the net was funny

Trossard has got a lot of beautiful memories with Arsenal

He carry dem DVD run from wing till he enter box con slot the ball between toros. We will miss him.
And I really hope he finds happiness relationship-wise.
That his marriage wey broke up pain me small

Make Ref no carry spray come field. Na wa o

Shegzdave:
Thank you Leo Trossard for the beautiful memories, the clutch moments and the spectacle celebration,. I’m gonna miss those moments

And those embarrassing dribbles. Almost broke Pedro Porro's knees

Shegzdave:
Those girls too clean

I no wna hear say na lgtbbq things o

randy01:
Well

He left as a legend.
His goal technically won us the league.

Make una no vex o.. But e be like one of the prerequisites of playing for Arsenal nowadays is that you must be so fine.

Is Lisa Baum single please? 😂😂😂

TheSuperNerd:
RW, Odera Adindu, 20 played 84mins in Sirius' 2-1 away win at Brommapojkarna in the Swedish Allsvenskan. Odera and Sirius still sit top of the table.
Bidemi Amole was on the bench for Brommapojkarna as an unused sub.



Victor Ozor Okeke, 20 who is a natural midfielder featured at Leftback in his first start for Elfsborg IF in their 1-0 loss away at GAIS in the Swedish Allsvenskan. He played 87mins.

Swedish-Nigerian, Shalom Ekong, 22 (Younger bro to Emmanuel Ekong now at Malmo) was an unused sub for GAIS.

This Victor Okeke belongs to Mbata and Light Mbappe Eke set right?

Newcastle supposed collect 50m plus Fabio Vieira na

MSGAMBLE9:
Most of the deals were done before January; There were couple of bids for Stanway and Reuteler last August which were rejected with both having less than a year left... Ona tried to move last August too because of Lucy Bronze but was denied by Barca...

Only Cerci own was a recent deal thought to be Bayern bound with Harder well over 30 and the loss of Lea to United, She really shenk them badly....

You're right. I remember reading rumours about some transfers last year.

Shegzdave:
I was watching this American series and I noticed one of the actors who looked like our coach in his old age

😂😂😂😂

COOL10:
I almost made that same mistake. I thought they were going to play later tonight only to find out through divine intervention that the match was scheduled for 2 AM

Bro... E pain me small. I just dey imagine me working in the US sometimes in the future. Na God go help me with my shifts