₦airaland Forum

Amedino99:
Benin needs a win which will guarantee them automatic qualification regardless of other results. A draw or loss means they wont make the playoff because they will be deducted 4 points due to zimbabwe.
Nigeria needs a win for two reasons, a play off spot and automatic qualification in the event results go their way.
South africa needs a win for automatic qualification only and also hope nigeria wins. They cant go through on play off due to zimbabwe.
A nerve wrecking day ahead to come.

Tomorrow will be chaotic

Goke7:
Abeg, where is Charlesemeka? Hope he's good. He's been quiet for a short while!

Baba dey coach him twins on how to play the game

chrisooblog:
Lol that's us football fans for you D'Law.

Football has to be one of the few sports were spectators are all experts.

D'Law imagine a random person you met on the road side telling you how you should have filed a legal objection or used this or that legal strategy without having ever studied law in Uni.

It's crazy man. And Social media has amplified by a thousand decibels, the voices of these arm chair experts. 😂😂

mekabuachi:
This one most Nigerian journalist alongside Sunday oliseh are trying to to push propaganda and agenda.. that Nigeria was caused by Erico in 2002 before the world cup after his sack... Hence the reason Nigeria football is declining
Omo we mo really need all those talks now ooh
After world cup qualifiers we talk that one... Do these people know the psychological effect it can have on both fans and players at this crucial moment?

Omo nawa ooh

A curse is a negative pattern. So let's dispel such utter nonsense from our minds. Since 2002, we qualified for 2010, 2014 and 2018 World Cups. Keshi who Oliseh mentioned as being part of the aggrieved triumvirate of coaches won the nations cup in 2013.

Football is funny. You'd see fans saying we bought Isak, we bought Eze, we bought Eduardo.

Person wey dey mushin wey dem no know 😂😂

Just watched a clip of some fans warning Nwabali to be careful. As in what will you do?

We too we here dishing out strategies, formations and line ups.

The sense of ownership or rather of belonging is what fuels the delusion that we matter. And this is what makes the game sweet.

minfelix:
na so some people take lost their lives to heart attack at the last afcon 🥺

One man. The igbo business man resident in Cote d'Ivoire. Any one else?

minfelix:
Guys plss check your BP ooo, Tuesday will be a very hypertensive day to all soccer loving Nigerians oo

Real fans are made for such grueling encounters. We will either enjoy the oomph of triumph or suffer the crush of defeat.

Goke7:
He just needs a win in his last game and he’s lamenting already after playing most of his games in one country. What a shame! If they can’t beat Rwanda then they had no business aspiring to play in the World Cup in the first place. Trash!

Him spirit don dey tell am say they won't qualify. You know that sinking feeling inside one's belly.

dragonflyy:
The kind hope wey una get for this thread, I envy you guys.
yesterday proved that we can't even finish off smaller teams anymore. In this same group, other teams use Lesotho to boost goal difference. When it came to our turn, we dey play them like say na El Classico.

by the time Benin score 1 goal tomorrow in the first half and we spend the entire game looking for an equalizer, maybe it will finally dawn on us that this team is not World Cup material. we're not ready. You can't reap where you didn't sow. When other teams were grinding out results, we were busy dragging our feet and gambling with our coaching staff. We escaped a draw with Lesotho yesterday. what makes you so sure we'll beat Benin? the same Benin wey turn this same Lesotho like garri?

It is because the situation is hopeless that we have hope.

QueenJazz:
On Tuesday na double streaming. NGA vs BEN on my laptop, then RSA vs RWA on my phone. 😂

How I wish I can sleep on Monday and wake up on Wednesday morning to hear that we qualified or at least made the play offs

elyte89:
I will play a 4-2-3-1 against Benin 🇧🇯


Nwabali

Fredrick. Ajayi. Bassey. Zaidu

Onyeka. Ndidi

Chwukwueze. Iwobi. Simon

Osimhen

Perfect. Those training courses have really added more depth to your tactical nous.

If we deploy this system, our defense will be shielded. Iwobi will score or give an assist to Osimhen.

But Chelle will go for a 4-4-2. He's that predictable

👇👇Read the last sentence. Zimbabwe really dealt with SA 😂😂😂. SA fan are in the comment section cursing Zimbabwe and crying.

elyte89:
U c those uyo fans ,dem worst pass Abuja fans …I tot Abuja was d worst till we moved to uyo ..dem no ginger at all ,just quiet Dey watch ball like person wey Dey watch blue film …I can’t wait for Lagos state govt to give us a befitting stadium 🏟️…we re always looking like an “away” team at uyo

Lagos fan head dey hot those days we play at Onikan.

Nigerian fans will go to Uyo and siddon gbim like cold pap instead of creating an atmosphere that will buoy up our team and intimidate Benin.

Nothing dey sweet pass that heyyy heyyy when we have the ball and torture opposition like that woooo, woooo when the opponent has the ball.

yinkeys:
I have a question for you
Osimhen is arguably in the top 5 best strikers in the world conversation right now
Are you in the top 100 conversation in your profession globally ?
No wonder that man earns over $1 million monthly

I will not like to see Osimhen as captain though, it would affect his performance plus he’s too emotional/passionate
Rasheedat Ajibade became captain & the responsibilities that position entails affected her performance at AFCON
She wasn’t exceptional like she used to be
The captain band is heavy

What is this at the bolded? Affected her performance, how? She wasn't exceptional yet she won nothing less than 3 player of the match awards and was crowned player of the tournament at this just concluded WAFCON in July this year?

COOL10:
Tuesday's match against Benin will be bloody. I see a 2:2 draw or 3:2 win for Nigeria. The only problem is South Africa's match against Rwanda. They'll do all they can to win because they're playing at home. Even Moetsepe the President of CAF (who's a South African) may be present in the stadium that day. Wuruwuru go plenty that day. Everything points to a South African victory.

This is why I hate Permutations and Combinations. I don't joke with my peace of mind.

South Africa will win that match. Walahi.

Truidstarr:
Once you sow a seed of doubt in the heart of a South African..they collapse like a pack of cards.

Very true bro. Cold don catch them for heat season

joelsteron:
Nemesis is when Rohr beat us in Uyo to qualify for world cup. Nff and some fans hurt that man badly.
Unless luck come upon Nigeria, on Tuesday, Rohr will fight.

No be Rohr Eguavoen beat 3-0?

chrisooblog:
D'Law you for wait make Tuesday pass finish.

I already planned on using that Pastor Oyedepo meme for them.

Even if Tuesday comes and they qualify, it will be that they staggered to the finishing line.

minfelix:
asin in 2025 someone will come here and say Chelle is worst than Jpes…omo for this nairaland many ppl no sabi view match and give a honest scorecard….this lesotho wey Peseiro no fit beat na em Chelle beat oo…is chelle that told Nwabali to be misbehaving at the back?

I praised Jpes for his Afcon performance and I wanted him to stay but Chelle has not done badly given the circumstances in which we found ourselves in these qualifiers. Imagine, we have 14 points. Chelle alone gave us a whopping 11 out of that measly 14 points. He should be commended. Like BankyGee said, we only have this slim hope because of him.

MetalJigsaw, you don smoke gbana if you don't see that Chelle has done well getting us this far.

I like how panic has been introduced into the heart of SA fans. They are not so confident no more. Their swagger is gone. They are talking in whispers, squinting their eyes as they look at the result table with their hands on their palpitating hearts. It's good. Very good

QueenJazz:
TheSuperNerd, BankyGee, Mujtahida and other pundits in the house. Are you sure we shouldn't play this game sitting deep and hitting on the counter? We must not concede any goals at all o.

At this point I am of Finidi school oo. Tactics no matter as in it matters only to the extent that we get results. Just get the result

charlesemeka85:
the man shouldn’t be blamed for our woes. The NFF should bear the brunt

My only grouse with him is that our play is poor but even that too one can excuse due to the shortness of time to plan and play these matches

MetalJigsaw:
JP beat Cameroon Angola, and reaching AFCON Final.. Moreover you can't conclude that he wouldn't right his wrongs as the qualifiers progress.

Apples and oranges. You are comparing Jpes Afcon tournament with Chelle's qualifiers. Haba. This is not just an overly sentimental take, you are also being dishonest.

MetalJigsaw:
Against which teams?? Please tell me what iota of hope he has brought to the team. Nothing has changed jade...

Chelle is worse than Peseiro let's be honest.

Against which teams did Peseiro and Finidi get a total of 4 points out of 12?

MetalJigsaw:
That's not going to happen. As it stands, nothing is in our hands anymore.
Employing Chelle was the biggest mistake.

That Angola coach was my expectation, or Leroy or that former Zambia coach but Chelle just got the job out of the blue. I was disappointed

We have to be fair to Chelle. These are high stake games and the time to strategize is short.

Chelle has secured 11 out of a possible 15 points. That's massive

Zimbabwe celebrated their goalless draw against SA as if it was a win. Nothing sweet pass being a spoiler 😂😂😂

Akor Adams must start on Tuesday. The wind is in his sails.

ChrisKels:
As crazy as it may sound, I'm glad Lookman is out. He hasn't been effective.

Since Simon has the coach's nude, play him on the left and Chuks from the right.

Simon will be Chelle's undoing.

Our qualifiers is in Chukwueze's hands if only Chelle will play him now that Lookman is out

solonnachi:
Tables have changed. Even South Africa need us just to qualify

Where are those two drunken SA fans who after drinking calabash of umqombothi staggered into this place to gloat after the match against us.

Odunayaw:
He needs a reset

I'm always shaking when he's with the ball. One time his confidence was inspiring but it made him lax and now he's a disaster happening incrementally.