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Amedino99:
hope ko. Its like fasting for a sick person to get well yet the sick person is not taking his drugs. People we are hoping will qualify could only create one big chance in 90 mins against south africa. Well it costs nothing to hope so let them keep inhaling the copium till the last match day.

You see those two matches, them fit go draw.

Joebie:
I go like change the mentality for NFF first, then others go arrange themselves.
How many times SF don change coach?

Almost as many times as SE. From 2019 till now they've had 3 coaches. SE five.

minfelix:
las las hope dey…even old eagles break our heart in 2006 world and afcon 2012,2015 and 2017

Old eagles ended in 2010. The current era started after Kanu resigned. Yobo, Enyeama and others overlapped both eras. It's not that they don't get defeated. It's the manner and spirit I'm emphasizing on.

Hope dey, hope dey, to qualify. That's the song on repeat. Hope dey yet we bottled our lead against Zimbabwe and drew SA with serious struggle.

Thing is that these players lack self belief and aggression.

The old eagles, always fought hard until the last blast of the whistle even in marches they lost.

We remember Taribo (it was said that he hated losing) playing with a blood soaked bandage on his head, bleeding his heart out in our match at the world cup 2002. We remember him weeping profusely when we eventually lost.

In those days, even if Nigeria is losing 4-0, we the fans will still be pumped up with hope and anticipation that we can turn the tide. In fact we were more dangerous after conceding.

Afcon 2000, we fought hard and came back from a 2 goal deficit. In 2004, we fought hard, came back from a goal deficit and broke the jinx of Cameroon.

Today it is only the Falcons who embody that unyielding warrior spirit. Super Eagles have lost it. If they are winning, we go dey fear. If they concede, we go just give up because we know they don't have it in them to fight.

Sometimes it's not tactics. It's mentality, a winning mentality. Sadly our team doesn't have it. That's why I am now indifferent regarding our world cup hopes. I still pray they qualify sha.

Tessyy1701:
You're right but they won't be the want bantering us but ourselves. The we told you guys FC... They will surely come up with we told you sacking Rhor was the biggest football mistake of this century 😁😁

I still prefer that to SA people.

lbrichman2:
Isn't it shocking that coach after coach has failed to give Onyedika regular minutes?
Abi is there something they see that we are not seeing?

Was this not the same Onyedika that balled last night?
Curious!!

It's baffling to say the least

lbrichman2:
On what basis De Law?
Dessers no be our player?
🤣🤣🤣

That guy dey vex me. We rooted for him. He had time in two games. No show. I pity him sha. That midfield is dead.

Tessyy1701:
D'Law - for me it's a tight and tough something oooooo

I don't want SA to qualify likewise Benin

I don't want to put my hopes on our team. Their body language does not show determination. Worse come to worse, let Benin qualify.

Their banter will be in French. E no go pain us since we won't understand alle vous la pais 😂😂 unlike South Africa.

Nothing will give me great joy than to see SA not qualify.

TheSuperNerd:
I see your angle but the fact that we manage to find some chances against the lesser teams like Lesotho, Rwanda and Zimbabwe doesn't erase the problem of creativity from the middle.

Our chance creation against lesser sides is expected coz of the quality team gap between Nigeria and these nations; so somehow, we will create chances. Now, what happens against the bigger sides?

The Yak has a point on us having more CDMs than actual AM/CAM profiles (truthfully we have none aside Iwobi who is made to play deeper). Also, how many clear cut chances did we really create vs South Africa in the last game? SA is not like the lesothos and Rwandas.

The point of us having a midfield creativity problem is still valid.

We have an overload of DMs and still Iwobi is made to play as a DM and Onyedika struggles to tie down a position. Is this not jazz?

mank1234:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1tV6o7h0Rg?si=pENrXyxvuuw_MZes

This video summarises how traumatized we were in 2006. Everything was wrong.
1) Our stars choosing match to play.
2) more than one coach during the qualifier.
3) ineptitude of NFF and Ignorance of rule by NFF.

Same ignorance of rule cqsu do us to miss 2012 Nations cup. How a football body that want to participate in a tournament doesn't know the rules is baffling.

I bet NFF doesn't know that they had the power to protest the Bloemfontein stadium in last match. I can bet too they didn't inspect the stadium before hand.

2026! We are there again. No lessons learnt.

That pitch finish our players

Kog45:
Osayi is the man to step in if Aina is not available and against South Africa he gave us that needed assist,all we need is who deputize for him

No. It was not Osayi that gave the assist. It was Dele Bashiru. Osayi gave the pre-assist.

COOL10:
Cyriel Dessers just scored his first goal for his new club. First start, First goal. Let's get it!!!!!🔥😎💪

Bia, take your time oo

elyte89:
Dey want to save deir face 🤣🤣 at Mujtahida ;please forward my resume to nff

You need to update it Sir. The one we submitted was 2022. You need to add the training courses you did in Kazakhstan and Andorra

I think it's high time Man U fans come to the realization that their team is at the level of them Sheffield Wednesday, Sunderland, Conventry oo.

Ihenzy:
Doku is better than Moses and this is non debatable please.

Who Moses better pass? Even me I'm better than Moses oo.

Predator87:
Its Boniface that should be playing like her. They are kindred spirits except that Esther is reaching her true potential while Boniface is far from his and does not care to reach it.

She's slick. She's everywhere.

TheSuperNerd:
Behold! The best and (maybe arguably) most inform African women's footballer on the planet right now.

Queen Esther "Messi" Okoronkwo

This girl should be drafted into the Super Eagles abeg.

Odunayaw:
There's a way the Falcons play. Like "we're not supposed to be losing this".
It is missing in the SE

Exactly. It's the same mentality Madrid has. Man U used to have it. Super Eagles have lost it pata pata. If Nigeria is playing Lesotho, our players play like Lesotho while Lesotho plays like Nigeria.

BascoVanVeli:
Esther Okoronkwo masterclass from last night

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ9tOVRAOD8

Why can't Chukwueze play like this girl?

BankyGee:
You just said everything QueenJazz has been saying for days in 16 words 😂

Even Yamal and Doué combined never drop this kind masterclass 😂

My brother. South Africans want to banter with us fa. Them no reach. If not that naija doesn't roll that way, I'd have said let's sell the match to Benin. It's better Benin goes to the WC than these wimps called SAns

orriyomi33:
You said it all.

From the body language of players, you know how desirous a team is.

In the last WAFCON our girls were all over the Moroccan team even though they were at a disadvantage being two goals down from a hostile home team with fans advantage.

They came with grit and conviction in the second half that eventually worked in their way, their positive mentality was what affected the Moroccans after they conceded the 1st goal which our girls capitalised on. Even if we had later go on to lose that match, I would be satisfied as a fan because we didn't go out without a fight.

The only match I could remember the eagles had similar mentality as the girls was in AFCON 2019 round of 16 Vs Cameroon.

Our Super Eagles are too jittery they are afraid of losing hence they play safe especially when it's a match they are expected to win.
From the 4-4 draw vs Sierra Leone, to the 2022 world cup qualifier vs Ghana in Abuja to the 1-1 draw vs Zimbabwe and the current 1-1 draw with South Africa.
I think we need a mentality change in the team.

They never play with the ginger that inspires hope

Starboytwo:
hahaha, I don laugh tire.

I tell you oo. Imagine if Pakistanis come here dey yarn football.

Truidstarr:
Thank you brother!!! Na 9ja I carry for head, I no get club. 🙏🙏🙏

Whenever naija loses, I avoid football for days. I no get club oo. In fact I just only watch their highlights and move on.

charlesemeka85:
Onyedika isn’t a ball carrier either. The natural ball carrier we have in the current super eagles team for now is Chrisantus Uche. Onyedika is more like a DLP/CDM

Akinsamiro is another natural good ball carrier too

As for Bashiru I don’t even know where he fits in team and also his strength as a midfielder. A ball carrier too but yet to convince me in the national team

But somehow Bashiru makes things happen. It's either he scores or gives an assist.

Odunayaw:
It's interesting how Nigeria holds itself to integrity in football and shits on every other thing

High integrity oo. E dey surprise me.

BankyGee:
So Calvin Bassey scored a goal for the Super Eagles before Boniface and Ndidi? 😏

Omo, this Ndidi own, dem don swear for am

Odunayaw:
Afobear has raised the standard of trolling here past all these.

Let me test the block button.

I can never join issues with SA people on football. It's like arguing football with Indians.

QueenJazz:
Hmmm. What's that smell this lovely morning? 😌🥰 Ah yes, it's the smell of trolls saturating this fine thread like a curry fart lingering in an elevator. 🤢🤮



What's the matter, Lioness? Did I hurt your feelings? 😭

I mean, here you are, a "winning" fan, supposedly on top of the world because your team qualified for the World Cup, yet you're logging in with your 5,280th moniker just to try to lift your frail hands and land a punch.
It's giving "pained." It's giving "obsessed." It's giving "I'm the winner, but why does it feel like I lost?" 😭😭😭😭

The funniest part is, this is a Super Eagles safe space. This is where we come to lick our wounds, discuss our team, and pretend we're not crying into our jerseys. It's not a place for a Bafana Bafana fan to come and cry about a few jokes. But hey, to each their own, I guess. 🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️

It's truly a testament to my words that Nigerians live rent-free in your head. But let me be clear, you're not a special guest, you're just a special kind of desperate. You keep coming back, and I'll keep banning and muting. It's a fun little game we have. I guess you could say I own you now. You're my personal punching bag. My subordinate. So keep popping up with your 1,000,000,000,000,000 monikers. All of them will be systematically erased from my mentions. You never start o. I hope you won't end up taking your frustration to the streets. At this rate, your concerned neighbors might need to hold you down and restrain you from all the wailings and tears you were crying yesterday. That way there'll be peace in their neighborhood. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

You'll keep coming, and I'll keep shutting you down, and we'll both be happy. You get to feel special, and I get to have a good laugh.

The joke, my dear, is on you. You came here to gloat, but you're leaving in tears. You came here to mock, but you're the one who looks like a clown. You came here to win, but you've already lost. And the best part? You'll be back. I just know it. Because some people are just gluttons for punishment. 😘😘

Na safarigirl be this? Damn. So cold. So hot.

AndSunGorilla:
And nwakali also.

Wetin be this naa 😂😂😂

QueenJazz:
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/ERfFaNk-MGM

Sometimes I don't know whether to envy this guy or to pity him. 😭

When it comes to this Super Eagles business, please show me just 1 fan who is more loyal and faithful than Tox.

No, not you Banky. 🤣🤣

The truth is that as a fan your level of hope is determined by the body language of the players. Do these players still believe that we can qualify?

I keenly followed Super Falcons in their quest for mission X. Even when they were trailing 2-0, I sat down because I could see that they themselves had the deep conviction that they could win.

In our last match, only Bassey played with that kind of spirit.

There's a difference between playing well and not giving up.

zuchyblink:
Our midfield lacks real talents;talents with qualities. Invite Chibuike Nwaiwu and Onuche Ogbelu.

Chibuike is strong in the air,with his long legs he defends and disposes opponents easily. He is also a goal scoring defender/midfielder.

Ogbelu can hold the ball,pass,blocks and can shoot from distance;what we don't have in the present super eagles set up.

Na so them talk about Chrisantus. I never feel the guy oo.

See ehn I have this theory. A good player makes instant impact. I don't believe in players growing into the team oo. That's why I don't fancy all them Boniface, Dessers, Onuachu, Sadiq who have played a couple of games without any impact