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Educee:
Why was that goal disqualified?

Osimhen was offside

Clint02:
But how is that offside?

They showed the replay, clear offside.

Osimhen MUST get better at timing his runs. We are missing too many chances

JohnBullMySon:
I don’t know if I’m in that camp but I don’t rate Egypt for this AFCON. I don’t see them going beyond quarters.

I’m like you, too. Don’t see them going past QFs.

They need a strong Al Ahly spine to go far. The mid 2000s have passed.

Clint02:
Somebody teach Osimhen how to run and stay onside.

If I say it they’ll say I’m hating dude.

He is fast enough to delay his run or curve it slightly. For club and country it’s a recurring theme.

The worst ones are when he’s on the outside shoulder of the defender. You can see his number, you should be able to hold your run.

This Cameroon team is not the same as the one in WCQ. They look sharper and with more legs in the midfield. You can tell there was a turn over after missing out on the WC.

I’d like to see Nigeria try out a new set of players.

lbrichman2:
Lol
You want to bench Chuks in the form he's in?

I can be Chuks, Osi, Lookman or Adams, Osi and Lookman. But Osi and Lookman are nailed on starters for now.

CAF should just allow fans get into these AFCON games either free or heavily discounted. You want to see full stadiums.

Overall, decent start from the SE. Created a lot of chances to have won this 3-1 or 4-1.

This formation needs another midfielder. Simple and short. I don't know what Onyedika must do to get a game, but Ndidi can't do it alone.

We may want to consider going to a back 3 to shore up that defense.

I'd like to see us with a 4-3-3 or 4-3-1-2.

Midfield of Iwobi, Ndidi, and Onyedika. The front 3 of Adams, Osimhen and Lookman.

Reference:
So wetin come happen against Congo.
I no watch de match.
Why e no save any.

He saved two PKs during the shootout against Congo, so what are you saying?

Even in AFCON'23 against SA, he made two saves in the PK shootout.

In a PK shootout, if your GK makes a save, then he's done more than you can ask of him. The onus is on the kicking players to convert all their PKs

Reference:
We can get better.
Nigeria is a tournament team.
We get better the longer the team stays together.
We will get deep in the tournament but may not win it because of inherent deficiencies in that team.

To win a tournament for instance you need to have at least 5 or six players that will make the team of the tournament (we may manage that). You need to have a top three defence (don't know that yet). But most of all you need a top three goalkeeper of the tournament. That we certainly don't have.

I think Lookman, Iwobi, Bassey and possibly Osimhen can enter team of the tournament.

Nwabili is actually decent at PK shootouts so don't write him off.

Mujtahida:
E be like Afcon na jinxed tournament for Osimhen oo

Aswear bro! The pressure dey do something to am

See pass from Iwobi...Osimhen should really do better there.

We've created chances in this match. Should be 4-1

Ekaka14:
To be honest, the other stronger teams watching us going by this match will be lacking their lips...

It's never as straightforward as you are making it out to be. Nigeria often play to the level of our opponent. Against the big boys we rise up...

Goke7:
Not sure I agree with these changes now

I agree with bringing on another midfield but I'd have preferred to see Onyedika for Adams or Chuks. Simon is an interesting one.

This defense is far too lax...

Lookman BABA!!!!

2-1

This is why you need to convert your chances. Osimhen holds his run and it's 2-0...

Defense went to sleep

Danielnino00:
Osimhen and the offside curse

He needs to start anticipating the ball will be played into space instead of running into it.

When I say Osimhen needs to improve timing his runs people call me a hater...this is a recurring theme.

Chuks should have either shot early or passed to Adams.

Osimhen was offsides.

Good half from the SE to be honest. We should have had at least 1-2 more goals. I'm hoping we can kill the game by the 60th minute so we can run out some subs and try different looks in a low stakes environment.

I have never understood the Iwobi slander. He's the only one on the team pushing passes forward. I keep saying have Ndidi and Onyedika behind him, let him just play passes.

Unlimited22:
This 424 will NOT work.

We have been saying this since WCQ. Move to a 4-3-3. We have Onyedika and Akinsanrimo

Osimhen and offsides, osimhen and offsides

Napoleon55:
Chelle should not make this his usual mistake of playing five forwards at once against strong oppositions,the result against a less fancied opponent like Tanzanian should not deceive him.

Osimhen, Lookman, Chukwueze/Moses, Adams and Iwobi should not be on the pitch at the same time if we are not chasing game.

Far too attacking, not enough midfield solidity.

Sarsaparilla524:
Rocking the iconic 1996 jersey.

Our boys should go make history, for their own legacy. This team is good enough to beat any team on their day.

Empresa:
Let's tell ourselves the truth, football has evolved but Super Eagles have not.

I don't see SE winning this Afcon because they're still stuck to their old football ways.

One of the reasons SE will find it difficult against any team in the world is because of the old school or old fashioned supporters club. Their slow rhythm has always determined the tempo of the SE. The dull boring useless songs have slowed down the SE and make them play like pregnant women. Even when their opponents play with high intensity, the SE tend to drag them to play at a walking pace. Sometimes one begin to think they play the passes in synchronization with the boring slow songs from the Supporters club.

No team in the world plays with slow boring instrumentals like SE. Until they dump the old school supporters club, SE will keep struggling with lesser teams..

SE were in the final just last AFCON....what are you talking about with the supporter's club?

Mattswaggz:
Shouldn't this CAF stop this December/January AFCON thing and move it to the usual June/July/August just like others and how it used to be?.

Jun/Jul has never been the typical AFCON schedule. It's usually been Jan/Feb. Most of Sub-saharan Africa has rainy season for Jun/Jul

TheSuperNerd:
As in eh my good man.

That is 8 finals. Lost 5, won 3.

We have underperformed in AFCON. That 2023 Final we really should have won it and gone 4 out of 8.

There’s also the number of semi-final appearances we’ve made…just shy of the final.

Like I’ve said. Between 2025 and 2027, we should really look to win 1 of 2. If there is a 2028 AFCON then we can aim for 2 of 3 before it moves to a 4-year schedule.

Let me add my own.

Can Nigeria host the AFCON? Omo, these days, I don’t know.

Technically, yes, but will it be up to standard of the 2019 AFCON or even the 2023 AFCON?

Our infrastructure is not up to standard.

Truidstarr:
Dem say Morocco get the facilities and infrastructure.....where the fans? See how stadium for Mali vs Zambia empty. If na Nigeria host...empty seat go hard to see.

Will Nigerians turn up in large numbers for Mali vs Zambia?

Maybe for Nigeria vs Tanzania

Goke7:
omo naija no near the US at all.

Bro, this is such a categorically false statement.

The situation in Northern Nigeria far worse than anything you will see in the US.

There is no part of the US that is ungovernable due to foreign terrorists.

Like bro, do you hear yourself.

dejavume:
Its not about d 4 years. It should be the month. If its every 2 years it should be played when Europe season is over from June to July.

June to July is raining season in much of Africa. You can’t host the tournament then.

Moreover, if AFCON falls in Jun/July during Euros, there will be competition for viewership

Odunayaw:
2028 will come and it will be Euros and Olympics to bend over for. CAF is quite silly

CAF just folded like a cheap suit. The mid-season problem will still remain…