₦airaland Forum

Moroccans love Bassey oo

The Moroccans 🇲🇦/ North Africans were really impressed with Calvin Bassey 🇳🇬, He was a beast at the AFCON, Time to move to a top team (Liverpool, Man City, PSG, Real Madrid, Barcelona etc)

📷: Fabrizio.oriano pic.twitter.com/AV2iexOTHe

— Albahaca (@abuotor) January 23, 2026

Odunayaw:
Morocco stepped on the toe of the world oo

https://youtube.com/shorts/1ArMt4Hza8k?si=rVJQmu_jAktjTCYl

Omo. They didn't just lose. They embarrassed themselves.

elyte89:
As she break am down reach , u still dey ask dis question,hope say ur career has nothing to do with human life ? 🙄

😂😂😂 I couldn't help laughing. I want to say that having been on this forum for over ten years with Joebie, I think I know what his challenge is in relation to this issue. It's not a problem of comprehension. It's a problem of belief. Because he does not believe, he finds it hard to understand because if he understands he would believe and you know Joebie is somewhat a pessimist. He tends to be cautious in accepting things.

Baba Joebie, whether we succeed or not, just understand the issue. Understand first. Don't let your unbelief becloud your sense of reasoning. Even clear cut cases are lost in court but a good lawyer should at least understand his clients case.

You no go say ehn, we are not likely to win this case and as a result of that you now confuse yourself creating misconceptions which have no factual basis.

Goke7:
On a normal day fifa shouldn’t be bothered about national laws but a situation where countries can be shameless to go against their own constitution then fifa needs to protect the integrity of the game if they see it that way sha!

You too sabi. Wetin concern FIFA with your local laws? Eligibility is the issue. At that point FIFA must be concerned.

mekabuachi:
Comprehension is your problem
I'll screenshot fifa rules on eligibility, so you understand better
But let me just explain it in a lay man term:
In fifa rules being from a country is not enough
Having ties to a country is not enough
Holding/submitting a passport to fifa is not enough
The rules state that before submitting a passport to fifa all administrative requirements of that country must have been fulfilled before submitting a passport
FIFA can withdraw clearance from a player to play to play from a country if the passport He submitted to fifa if found fraudulent.

Now to the congolese case:
What is the administrative requirements for one to get a passport?
You must hold one nationality, dual nationality is not allowed, clearly stated in there constitution (administrative requirements)
Holding another passport alongside the Congolese passport, makes you not even a citizen of that country (exceptions to 21 year olds)
You can't waive a constitution or apply it to a few
A constitution is binding, it can only be replaced or amended, and this process usually take time

What's Congolese law have to do with fifa rules now?
The administrative part, congo did not fulfill the administrative part of issuing the passports, to players who are dual nationals (as these Congolese players still hold other passports)
According to fifa that's fraudulent, looks like the passport were given to the players illegally without fulfilling all administrative processes.
FIFA is still binded to a countries law, fifa laws are not above a country laws.

If after all these explanations you don't understand, YOU NEED HELP🙂

Superb response. It's such a simple straightforward thing to grasp. I said it that law is common sense 👏👏👏👏

Joebie:
you want FIFA to help Congo DR apply their own laws? FIFA won't do that

Oh jeez your misconception is too loud for me to ignore. Nothing concerns fifa with Congolese laws. Fifa is concerned with eligibility based on citizenship. At that point there's a meeting point between FIFA's laws and Congolese laws. In law, we call it conflict of laws and this plays out mainly in the domain of international law.

mekabuachi:
*There's nothing wrong with countries relaxing their laws to accommodate sportsmen*
Do you understand what a constitution is?

Toh. Abi he thinks it's an ordinary piece of paper one can just rigmarole around it's content.

Joebie:
There is nothing wrong with countries relaxing their laws to accomodate sportsmen. That is a national matter. All FIFA wants to know is if you have legit document that proves you are a citizen and is cleared by that country. DR Congo has their minds fixated on the intercontinental play-offs

Oh my. It's like understanding this thing hard you the way maths hard me oo.

De jure is different from de facto

If they are given legal document showing that they are citizens, that is de jure but we will go further and probe whether they are actually citizens in fact (de facto). That is whether according to Congolese laws those guys are citizens. The certificate is just prima facie (on the face of it) evidence.

Let me give you an illustration. Under Nigerian law you acquire land through allocation or acquisition and the certificate of occupancy is proof of ownership of the land. Assuming someone challenges your title to a property and you cannot proof who allocated the land to you or you bought it from, will your tendering of the certificate of occupancy save you? Think about this at the level of common sense cos law is commonsense. Will it save you? It will not!

Bro, I don try for you. If after this you no grab again, na make we await FIFA oo. Ultimately it may favor or not favor us but this is how to understand the issue.

NB. I wrote my responses to you before I saw mekabuachi's illuminating response which corresponds with all I've said.

Joebie:
na FIFA law you dey quote or Congolese national law?

Modified
I am saying the players in question have a clear biological connection to the DR Congo, so your comment about countries just picking players from other countries and giving them passports does not apply here.

Modified 2
Okay I get your original comment now. But why will that be a problem if the players have strong biological connection to the countries?

Why you dey ask this kind of question naaa. Is there any FIFA law that determines citizenship? No.

But if you field players who within the context of your own law are not eligible, ought that not to be a FIFA issue?

Nothing concerns FIFA with your citizenship law.. But so long as eligibility is tied to citizenship, then if your eligibility as a player does not square with the citizenship law of the country, definitely that becomes a concern for FIFA.

This thing is a simple issue. Nothing complicated about it..

elyte89:
I no fit imagine d kind beating wey dem
Go give d person wey make dt rule if d verdict Favor us …😃😃😃, like we re on d verge of making it,na ur mumu law cause problem,d beating go too much 😊😊,if we check well,those kind laws na out of selfishness taught

One person cannot be responsible for such a law. It'd be their own version of the National Assembly.

Joebie:
But don't the DR Congo players also meet FIFA's eligibility in terms of country of origin. parent. grandparents link bla bla bla?

This thing is a simple point. It's not about whether they have father, mother or grandparents or ancestors from Congo. Dual citizenship is the issue. Congolese law prohibits it. And then Nigeria alleges that Congo DR used players of dual citizenship and therefore used ineligible players.

Some people argue to say ooh but Congo DR issued them passports. But then just as the soccernittygritty guy analyzed by way of extending such an argument: Take MRI cases for example. Are we saying that just because MRI scan certificates are presented by a country, that suffices? Ought we not to confirm if indeed such players are within the age bracket?

By parity of reasoning, the fact that Congo DR issued them passport is of no moment. The crux of the matter is are these players dual citizens or not. If they are. They are not Congolese citizens and therefore not eligible to play for Congo.

We did not make the rules. They made it.

semid4lyfe:
Thank you. Verbose write-up from Solace . As usual, talking too much but saying nothing meaningful really.....

That guy fit be TheGoodJoe oo. So full of words and theories.

Goke7:
Shebi when I said make osihmen leave the national team Una go Dey vex. The die is cast until the player leaves all this controversy won’t end. Oliseh is just leading the charge for the player to be axed out of the team no matter whatever has been resolved!

You may have the voice of reason but unfortunately the likes of oliseh don’t see it that way. Let the player make way so at least we don’t see more drama around the player again. But for as long he still plays for the national team folks like oliseh who evidently has so much bile against the player will continue to rile up Nigerians against him no matter how many goals he scored.

Somebody said this kind of blame Oliseh laid upon Osimhen is the reason why he plays with so much intensity because he knows that if the team loses, he will be the one that would be blamed.

I'm certain that Osimhen will bring us glory. It's a matter of time.

Kog45:
Yes on Congo Dr national law regarding nationality we have a strong case but sporting law we have no way.Congo constitution gave us the advantages cuz it supercedes the sporting law.

Congo Dr doesn't recognize dual citizenship but used players with dual citizenships...now left for us to pursue it logically without given any loopholes....good we have a Nigerian,a reputable SAN who is my big brother as member of FIFA Ethics committee

A. U Mustapha, SAN?

daveP:
I wonder why he decided to do that 10mins clip. It was needless. Someone aside justice inspired that clip. He said some truths but clouded it with trash as well.

Only him

Enyeama
Mikel
Osimhen

He's definitely EMO-tional

Appears he's posted the entire video. I can't watch that drivel. I'd feel like exploding.

NasirIbnLaAhad:
You severely underrate sporting politics. Morocco wouldn't have this leverage in the first place if other nations had comparable infrastructure. That's the gospel truth. Why does CAF have so few viable alternatives that they repeatedly turn to the same country? The officiating issues and Morocco's dominance as a host are 100% connected, and we've seen the evidence. When one country controls the backup venue repeatedly, it creates an unhealthy power dynamic. Now you're stuck trying to bend over backwards so as not to upset your benefactors. It's no surprise that this tournament ended up as easily the most controversial AFCON in history.

CAF needs multiple nations with world-class facilities so that there's always genuine competition for hosting rights. That competition naturally brings accountability. This is where countries like your beloved Nigeria continue to fail over and over again. Until African football federations invest seriously in infrastructure, we'll keep seeing the same cycle. The solution is to eliminate the conditions that concentrate power in one place. Morocco knows the advantages they have, and whether they exploit those advantages deliberately or not becomes almost irrelevant because the system allows it anyway. The only solution is eliminating their monopoly through genuine competition.

CAF should just pick Morocco and Egypt in North Africa

CIV in West Africa


SA in Southern Africa

Cameroon in Central Africa.

Let these countries rotate hosting Afcon.

semid4lyfe:
I've been away for a while. Just catching up on the story of Sunday Oliseh blaming Osimhen outburst at Lookman for his poor performance against Morocco.

All I'll say is Oliseh is evil and a terrible person. My God.

😂😂😂 You no even mince words

NasirIbnLaAhad:
Okay, let's leave Oliseh aside for now. I'm speaking for myself alone here, and not Oliseh. Now I'm not diminishing the bronze itself. What I had an issue with was the manner of celebration. The way the bench ran out like they won the final felt a bit cringe to me. I get it. You finished in the top 3. Any team should be proud of that. But when you're minutes removed from a semifinal loss, with a World Cup spot denied and legitimate grievances about officiating still raw, jubilant celebrations naturally feel premature and tone-deaf. Not to mention the fact that you did one better in the last tournament by winning silver. Everyone has low expectations pre-tournament which the team exceeded with quality football. But I'm not sure how that warrants effusive celebration as opposed to quiet satisfaction. Having an elite mentality demands we feel the sting of falling short in the first place, especially when the prize was genuinely within reach.

When Oliseh made that observation, I was reminded of William Troost-Ekong's hilarious and ridiculous celebration after scoring a PENALTY against LESOTHO in that World Cup qualifying match in October last year. Take note of the words I emboldened. There was no need to go off celebrating when the match wasn't even over. I think it was Osimhen who just ran into the net and picked up the ball to resume play quickly.

My fear is that we're becoming too satisfied with anything less than the best. We need to maintain high standards and hunger. You can appreciate progress while still being appropriately disappointed about missed opportunities. Both can coexist. The way they celebrated suggested contentment with bronze when gold was attainable, and irrespective of how you felt about Oliseh's critique there, I don't find anything there to fault completely. For me, Lookman had the right mentality. He scored the winning penalty against Egypt but he didn't start jumping all over the pitch over it. He was walking back until Awaziem came and lifted him up.

In the same vein celebrating bronze can co-exist with the hunger to go for more. The same argument you make for being stoic about the victory can be made for taking the medal with a flourish.

And you can never judge the team off celebrating or being stodgy about the bronze medal.

In the next match, we will judge the team based on how they play not on how they celebrated or not celebrate the bronze medal.

NasirIbnLaAhad:
All things being considered, we shouldn't be celebrating a bronze medal. I was miffed about that as well. We came to win it all, not settle for third and pat ourselves in the back for getting a 9th bronze. We have enough of those already, winning another one should be an insult. Especially knowing we don't have a World Cup to participate in. That being said, yes, Oliseh did make a whole lot of bizarre assertions in his inglorious tirade, particularly with regards to why the team lost. Nigeria lost because of two reasons: 1) poor officiating that killed our momentum, 2) Chelle not having a solid plan B. Even if he did have a plan B, it was clear the players had not soaked it fully enough because the execution was practically non-existent. That's all. Any other reason is largely in Oliseh's imaginations.

I do not think we are celebrating bronze. We lost out at the finals last time. So third place is a down grade. What made Nigerians happy is the quality of football, the promise we see and the hope that the future will see us do great things.

And in any case in this life, one has to be grateful and thankful and even celebratory of every victory no matter how small or inconsequential.

A journalist told Akor, it's just bronze. Akor said no. It's not just bronze. Many came and went home with nothing.

I celebrate that bronze. There was something immensely satisfying about it. I can't really explain it.

darkelf:
Remember the coaching stint he had in Netherlands do you know why he was sacked?

Not for a poor run of games ooo. Baba was do toxic to player and staff that a player cried after Oliseh scolded him during half time

That's how he is.

If he had good character, he would've made a great manager. Tactically, I think he's the best from that 94 set

Yes, he's tactically sound but abeg, he should carry his toxicity far from the team. He's petty and divisive.

Samueltemi337:
Official team of the tournament

Hakimi played three matches and became the best RB. Being the best RB in the world is not the same as being the best RB in the AFCON..

opes:
Don't mind him. Was Vahid Hashemian not his teammate at Bochum that year?

I've seen it. Make una come see Saint Oliseh oo. My God, the hypocrisy is off the charts 👇👇👇

When I say that Oliseh does not like Osimhen I do not say it frivolously.

It's easy to tell especially when one looks at patterns. You can easily tell when someone does not like you in that when you do something good, he never praises you but he praises others. But when you do something bad, ohhhh he'd talk about it to no end. Ohh so he didn't see the good you did but he sees that of others.

Oliseh should stay far from our football oo. What a toxic soul. I like him but I see now that he not good for our football.

opes:
Don't mind him. Was Vahid Hashemian not his teammate at Bochum that year?

What happened between them? See Oliseh forming saint today oo. Oliseh that was a hot head during his playing days.

Goke7:
The root cause of all his rantings was the feedback he got from Nigerians on his commentary on the Tanzanian game; unfortunately, Osihmen must bear the brunt of all that! na small pikin dey worry am! He can never be wrong in his own eyes

He went ahead and posted that shyte on X. Dem dey give am woto woto.

Oliseh should not come near our national team oo. He's a toxic person with persecution complex. As a coach, he said that he was being hounded. As an ex player/consultant, dem still dey hound you.

I clearly see now why he failed. When he came into the team as coach, Mikel was the star boy. What did Oliseh do? He immediately went after Mikel to cut him down and demoralize him by bringing a player nobody knew about before and after the Mikel issue. Look at his fight with Enyeama.

You see that your attack against the 94 set. Abeg narrow it to Oliseh and leave out the others.

I read a comment where someone said he should borrow a leaf from Kanu, Okocha and Mikel. These were all captains in their time just like Oliseh. These other guys NEVER criticize the team openly. You think they agree with everything? No. But when you have access to the players, there's no need creating content that will create division in the squad. Instead you call the players and talk to them.

If you are Lookman and you watch this video, even if you have a clean mind, some toxic seed will be sown in your heart. If you are Osimhen and you watch it, you would be filled with rage.


Oliseh wants to destroy our football again oo.

do4luv14:
There is, but not as it was today, social Media was just starting then, and not too much in Naija,

It was the exclusively owned by the super rich, which were not many then, heck it was during that same time mobile phones start coming to Naija market too

There was no social media in 1994 - 2002 which corresponds to Oliseh's playing era. Mobile phone is not synonymous with social media.

solonnachi:
Oliseh said the truth....

Truth about?

opes:
Oliseh thought people have forgotten his own story. He did worst than Osimhen

That's because there was no social media in their time.

Goke7:
That’s why am not happy at times with the inconsistent performance of the current generation of players they are the ones that will keep making the likes of oliseh continue to run their mouth and use eloquence to deceive many.

Oliseh thinks he’s always right even when he speaks foolishly. Is it osihmen that made chuks and Bruno to miss their penalties? Did the eagles truly fail at this Afcon considering where we were before Afcon? His problem is no one has the right to question him because he feels he’s the best. Dude kind of arrogantly attributes the success of the 94 team to himself. If you listen to the video in detail you’ll see where he said Nigeria never won anything for years until he joined the national team in 1993. A team but for Yekini goals they won’t have won Afcon or qualify for the World Cup and immediately Yekini left what title did he and the rest of his teammates won at senior level? Phew. Unfortunately not many will be able to isolate issues properly from his current ranting.

I tire for Oliseh. He's been unduly unfair on Osimhen.

Tessyy1701:
How I wish I can like it more than once!

How I wish Sir Motsepe can see the last line and reverse our darling Afcon back to biennial competition

Truly that 4 year circle should be reconsidered.

Goke7:
Oliseh Dey para 😂


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajbU11Xnq_s?si=W_sviG251a2gBqzC

Omo, Oliseh has finally put off all disguise and come out plain to say that the reason why we lost the semi was because Osimhen broke Lookman's spirit by publicly verbally abusing him.

Remember I sensed it in his last podcast where I stated that he praised Lookman and Akor lavishly but kept mute on Osimhen.

A public spat is what Oliseh has deviously recast as 'public verbal abuse' of Lookman by Osimhen. How na? Something that the whole world watched. How did Osimhen telling Lookman "it's a team game" amount to public verbal abuse. Oliseh has set down his own agenda where Osimhen is the abuser and Lookman is the victim. Is this not a crock of lies? This is something we all watched oo, yet see the spin Oliseh has put on it just to paint Osimhen as the villain.

Against Morocco, our attack line was blunt because the midfield couldn't get Its act together. He said Osimhen broke Lookman's spirit. It wasn't only Lookman who didn't play well. Even Osimhen himself and Akor did not play well. Did Osimhen break Akor's spirit too.

Truth is that even in the Algeria match, Oliseh had stated that Lookman did not play well because of the spat. So that was the foundation. He's building on it.

Oliseh does not like Osimhen. That much is clear. If he were the coach, he would have benched Osimhen against Algeria as punishment for the spat and we could possibly have been beaten by Algeria.

Oliseh cannot coach Nigeria oo. He'd create division and unhealthy atmosphere of rivalry.

I've seen torrent of condemnation poured on Morocco in the wake of the AFCON final.

Many of these criticisms are justified but like I say, when we condemn the bad conduct of a man, let us also remember his good side.

Many people attack Morocco saying that they don't see themselves as Africans yet this same Morocco with all the huge financial outlay it requires, has come to bail out CAF several times offering to host CAF events and tournaments when other African countries hide in the shadows like cowards.

See our Nigeria cannot even bid not to talk of hosting youth tournaments.

Morocco gave us the most spectacular Afcon tournament yet. We thank them. But they should note that hosting does not mean you must win. It was that desperation egged on by a sheepish CAF that led to the event of last Sunday, which almost ruined an otherwise colorful and delicious footballing event.

Truly in Afcon, we play different. This tournament is somehow beginning to have more jazz than other footballing events - it offers you color, vibe, drama, conflict, high, low. It's epic. It's African footballing cinema for global viewership.

I've watched a couple of Afcons. Afcon wasn't like this before. Something happened in 2023. Afcon feels different now. The quality of the football is of a high caliber. Even teams of low pedigree display tactical acumen and tenacity. African football is growing.

Afcon is ours. Let us enjoy it. Let us protect it.