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You need to read this thread (In fact, you need to read it to the end).

https://www.nairaland.com/4853430/nigerians-react-super-falcons-loss

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Someone on the other thread wondered why the Falcons were complaining. I challenged him, but he said that it's just women's football in Africa and we always win, no matter what. This was my response.

naptu2:


When we end up playing qualifiers against (better prepared) teams like South Africa and Ghana and end up losing to them, I bet you guys will blame the players and coaches.

How anyone can be against regular friendlies and training sessions is beyond me.

https://www.nairaland.com/4019574/8-months-without-super-falcons/1

South African captain, Janine Van Wyk, celebrating the fact that they were going to play a friendly against Sweden (they actually played 2 friendlies against Sweden, home and away). The Super Falcons page complained that Nigeria was not doing anything. Asisiat Oshoala hit up Ghanaian captain, Elizabeth Addo (amapele10) to find out if they were in the same situation. Elizabeth Addo said that they were going to play France (I thought that she was joking, but they did indeed play France. I think that Oshoala also thought that she was joking, because she joked that we are playing Germany).

Falcons complained

Bode Oguntuyi mentioned that Oparanozie and Oshoala have been complaining (see screenshot above). Well this (screenshots below) is what he was talking about (I created a thread about this in September 2017).

Since then, the full national team have only played a match against France (in which they lost 8-0) and two qualifying matches against Gambia.

Meanwhile, Ghana and South Africa have been playing against Sweden, France, Kenya, Chile and against each other.

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Even more reactions.

More reactions

Nigerians (including famous sports journalists, Bode Oguntuyi and Gary Al Smith) have taken to social media to react to the Super Falcons' loss to South Africa. The Falcons lost 1-0 to Banyana Banyana in their first game at the 2018 African Women's Nations Cup in Ghana.

Zambia 1-0 Equatorial Guinea.

Grace Banda

1) Nigeria's coach, Thomas Dernnerby watching the Zambia vs Equatorial Guinea game, which is being played at the moment.

2) South African coach, Desiree Ellis, watching the Zambia vs Equatorial Guinea match. She has been in the SA set up for a long time. She played for Banyana and I think she was their assistant coach before becoming head coach. She was also their coach at the 2016 AWCON and she's a good friend of Florence Omagbemi.


3) The team line ups. Former African Player of the Year, Genoveva Anonma Nze is the Equatoguinean captain. Equatorial Guinea is infamous for fielding foreigners in their team. You can see Messomo (of Cameroon) and Chinasa (of Nigeria) in their team.

mablie:
Female football in Nigeria is sadly dying.We didn't even qualify for the ongoing U-17 Women world cup in Uruguay.Something unheard of for Nigeria less than 5years ago

It's not only female football. We did not qualify for the men's Under 17 and Under 20 world cups last year.

The NFF was focused on qualifying the Super Eagles for Russia 2018 that they forgot that the other national teams existed.

What happened to the female football department and the youth football department of the NFF?

I wrote this in September 2017.

naptu2:


When we end up playing qualifiers against (better prepared) teams like South Africa and Ghana and end up losing to them, I bet you guys will blame the players and coaches.

How anyone can be against regular friendlies and training sessions is beyond me.

Like I said, I blame the NFF. It's like they forgot that the Super Falcons existed after they won the cup in Cameroon.

They frustrated the coach out of the job, we had no friendlies or training sessions and all the while teams like South Africa and Ghana were playing all over the world.

I complained on Nairaland a few months ago and someone said, "It doesn't matter. We'll still win anyway". Well, see what has happened.

firebrand:
Poor preparation. The Bayanas just won Cosafa cup in September, beating Cameron in the final.So we can see reasons why they play more cohesive football than Falcons. With more games we may see better performance from our team.

They've also played against Chile, France and they recently played against Ghana.


We didn't even have a training session for 8 months and we didn't have a coach for many many months.

8 Months Without Super Falcons Regrouping Is Unacceptable – Asisat Oshoala
https://www.nairaland.com/4019574/8-months-without-super-falcons

I blame the NFA and here's why.


8 Months Without Super Falcons Regrouping Is Unacceptable – Asisat Oshoala
https://www.nairaland.com/4019574/8-months-without-super-falcons

naptu2:
South Africa really want to win this. They've brought in Thembi Kgatlana.

I said it!

South Africa really want to win this. They've brought in Thembi Kgatlana.

Ekaka1:
Talking points of the first half.

1) How did Oparanozie miss that chance? = beats me too

2) Why isn't Oshoala more selfish? = suspect the coaches think she'd be center of attraction for the SA girls so have instructed her to pass the balls...or so I think

3) What happened to Ngozi Okobi? = don't think she's in the team this time.

Okobi is on the bench (check my post before the match started).

Talking points of the first half.

1) How did Oparanozie miss that chance?

2) Why isn't Oshoala more selfish?

3) What happened to Ngozi Okobi?

Half time

Oshoala's effort was deflected wide. Corner to Nigeria.

Neo2011:
Problem is Okobi is not playing. She is the main link in the midfield. So they are now using long balls a lot.

Exactly! I think they are missing Okobi.

Asisat was unselfish again. She passed to Oparanozie, but Oparanozie blasted it wide.

I still think that Asidat would have scored if she had gone for goal.

Yeah!

Oshoala made one of her great runs down the right. She tried to square the ball to Oparanozie, but Van Wyk cut it out.

I think she would have scored if she was more selfish.

Asisat Oshoala gets a yellow card for a late tackle on Nothando Vilakazi.

South African free kick outside the Nigerian area.

Nothando Vilakazi is down.

It's live on Supersports 4 if you are just joining us.

Ngozi Ebere plays it wide

Ajibade gets a freekick just outside the area